A single work comprised of multiple sections, panels, or canvas. Diptych= two, triptych=three.
Painting on several joined wooden panels.
(poly = many) a group of painted panels, often commissioned as an altarpiece, which was set into an elaborate hinged frame so that, when opened, the panels presented a succession of scenes or episodes linked by a common religious or moral theme.
an altarpiece consisting of more than three panels, set with paintings or carvings, and usually hinged for folding
an altarpiece that has been done on two or more separate panels
Painting or panel in more than three sections which are hinged together. Three paintings or panels are known as a tryptych. These paintings often formed altar panels.
a painting done in more than three sections or panels that may be hinged together.
A painting made up of more than three panels. See also triptych and diptych.
Artwork on more than three panels. Historically, painting or bas-relief set in an architectural frame or hinged together. Typically used as an altarpiece.
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 describes a three-part painting.)