Triptych

A triptych (from the Greek tri- "three" + ptychē "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) which is divided into three sections, or three carved panels which are hinged together.

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Greek - Art - Panel painting - Carved

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Triptychs were most common with Renaissance painters and sculptors like Hans Memling and Hieronymus Bosch.

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Renaissance - Painter - Sculptor - Hans Memling - Hieronymus Bosch

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Altarpieces in churches and cathedrals, both in Europe and elsewhere, were since the Gothic period often in triptych-form. One such cathedral is Llandaff Cathedral. The Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium contains two examples by Rubens.

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Altarpiece - Church - Cathedral - Europe - Gothic - Llandaff Cathedral - Antwerp - Rubens

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