A painting done in two, individual panels with each part being complete in itself but when presented together forming a larger, fully integrated work.
a two-leaved tablet containing on one part the names of living and on the other the names of dead persons commemorated at eucharistic services; the catalogue or list of such persons; a picture or series of pictures (as an altarpiece) painted or sculpted on two tablets connected by hinges
Two-panels hinged together like the covers of a book. Diptychs were especially popular among medieval northern European painters who often combined a portrait of their patron on one panel with a sacred portrait on the other.
Work of art consisting of two panels that are hinged
A work made of two painted panels or carved ivory tablets, hinged so they can be closed like a book. Originally a hinged two-leaved tablet used for writing.
A painting done with two separate panels, usually connected to or beside each other.
a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
an altarpiece consisting of two panels, a triptych one of three panels, and a polyptych one of four or more panels
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a painting, carving or piece of metalwork on two panels , usually hinged like a book
a painting, carving, or writing tablet on two leaves, usually hinged
a painting or relief carving made of two parts, which are usually joined by hinges
a panorama on two panels, usually hinged in old churches, but often in two separate picture frames in modern houses
a print or another kind of art work consisting of two panels
a sort of notebook, formed by the union of two tablets, placed one upon the other and united by rings or by a hinge
a two-leaf painting, carving or writing tablet
Two separate paintings that are attached, or hung together, and displayed as a single unit.
A set of two prints showing one single image.
A work consisting of two separate surfaces.
a painting done on two separate canvases or panels hinged together.
two tablets hinged like a book: in relation to liturgical works specifically refers to lists of people and churches to be prayed for displayed in this form
A double Icon - made of two icons, usually hinged in the centre
(dip'tik) - A painting done in two separate panels. Each part is a complete work in itself, but when presented together they form a larger fully integrated work.
(pron. DIP-tick) A two part painting, often of attached panels. A triptych is composed of three parts, a tetratych four, etc.
1) A set of two prints making one complete image. 2) An ancient writing tablet consisting of two pieces of wood or ivory hinged together, with the inner sides waxed for writing on with a stylus.
An artwork presented on two hinged panels.
(dip-tic) Two paneled altarpiece or painting.
A work consisting of two individual panels or canvases.
Two separate paintings attached and displayed as one artwork.
Artwork on two panels hung together. Historically, two-paneled painting or bas-relief hinged together.
A diptych is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, types existing for recording notes and for measuring time and direction. The term is also used figuratively for a thematically-linked sequence of two books.