polyptych (A painting

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• Polyptych — A polyptych (from the Greek polu many + ptychē fold ) generally refers to a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into four or more sections, or panels. (The term diptych is used to describe a two part painting and the term triptych… …   Wikipedia

• Polyptych of Perugia — Infobox Painting| title=Polyptych of Perugia artist=Piero della Francesca year=c. 1470 type=Oil and tempera on panel height=338 width=230 city=Perugia museum=Galleria Nazionale dell UmbriaThe Polyptych of Perugia (also known as Polyptych of St.… …   Wikipedia

• painting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing with paint Nouns 1. painting, depicting; drawing; drafting; design; chiaroscuro; chihhua, chinoiserie; cerography; composition, treatment, perspective, balance, technique; coloration; impasto;… …   English dictionary for students

• polyptych — ˈpälə̇pˌtik, pəˈlipt noun ( s) Etymology: Greek polyptychos with many folds, folded many times, from poly + ptychos (akin to Greek ptychē fold, layer) : an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together… …   Useful english dictionary

• polyptych — noun Etymology: Greek polyptychos having many folds, from poly + ptychē fold, from ptyssein to fold Date: 1859 an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• polyptych — [ pɒlɪptɪk] noun a painting, especially an altarpiece, consisting of more than three leaves or panels joined by hinges or folds. Origin C19: from late L. polyptycha (neut. plural) registers , from Gk poluptukhos having many folds …   English new terms dictionary

• Annunziata Polyptych — Deposition from the Cross Artist Filippino Lippi and Pietro Perugino Year 1504 1507 Type Oil on panel Dimensions 334 cm × 225 cm (131 …   Wikipedia

• Ghent Altarpiece — The Ghent Altarpiece or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Dutch: Het Lam Gods or The Lamb of God ; completed 1432) is a very large and complex Early Netherlandish polyptych panel painting which was once in the Joost Vijdt chapel at Saint Bavo… …   Wikipedia

• Piero della Francesca — A self portrait, detail from Resurrection Birth name Piero della Francesca Born 1415 (1415) …   Wikipedia

• Rogier van der Weyden — Rogier van der Weyden, also known as Rogier de le Pasture (1399/1400 ndash; June 18, 1464) is, with Jan van Eyck, considered one of the greatest exponents of the school of Early Netherlandish painting.Life and familyRogier van der Weyden was born …   Wikipedia

• Giotto di Bondone — Giotto redirects here. For other uses, see Giotto (disambiguation). Giotto Statue representing Giotto, outside the Uffizi Birth name Giotto di Bondone …   Wikipedia