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Polish to English translations [PRO] Architecture | |||||||
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3 | closed altar |
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2 | altarpiece with altar wings closed |
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closed altar Explanation: Veit Stoss's High Altar of St Mary's Church—A 15th Century Altar ... https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle... by A Wincewicz - 2017 In a scene titled “Descent of Christ into hell” in the upper scene of the outer left panel of the closed altar, the face of Satan is depicted with symptoms of ... |
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altarpiece with altar wings closed Explanation: The Ghent Altarpiece with altar wings closed. http://www.abcgallery.com/E/eyck/eyck8.html Matthias Grünewald. Crucifixion (central section of the Isenheim Altar with closed wings). https://www.pinterest.com/pin/385620786820779585/?lp=true With the exception of certain holy days, the wings of the altarpiece were kept closed, displaying The Crucifixion framed on the left by the martyrdom https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Gr... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isenheim_Altarpiece cccccc The earliest often displayed sculptures on the inner panels, i.e. displayed when open, and paintings on the back of the wings, displayed when closed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altarpiece -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2018-08-31 18:58:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ccccccccc A winged altarpiece is one equipped with movable wings that can be opened or closed over a fixed central part, thereby allowing various representations to be exposed to view. https://www.britannica.com/topic/altarpiece |
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