altarpieces in English

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1
a work of art, especially a painting on wood, set above and behind an altar.
They also painted altarpieces and easel paintings for collectors, and developed genres such as landscape.

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2. They are often called Lübeck Altarpieces, because it was assumed that the Altarpieces

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4. Altarpieces were multi-media, collaborative works

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6. Some Altarpieces have both painting and sculpture.

7. Several technical terms are associated with Altarpieces.

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10. Italian Altarpieces and Religious Sculpture of the 1300s

11. Altarpieces in Verona, Padua, Brescia It is less easy to fit the Altarpieces produced in other provincial cities into the pattern of development centred on Venice

12. The majority of this work was presented as either panels, single Altarpieces, or more complex Altarpieces, which were usually in the form of diptychs or polyptychs

13. Netherlandish and Spanish Altarpieces in the Late 1400s and Early 1500s

14. Regional variations are also analyzed, and the author examines Altarpieces' formal

15.  · Altarpieces, Group X, No.3, 1915 Giclee Print by Hilma af Klint

16. Much like depictions of Madonna and Child, Altarpieces are central to religious art and iconography

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18. Altarpieces generally came under fierce attack by Protestants out of their misunderstanding of Catholic tradition

19. Painted or carved wooden relief altarpieces became common, especially as churches created many side-chapels.

20. Altarpieces from the Middle Ages are a feature of many churches along the coast of Norway

21.  · Altarpieces, Group X, No.1, 1915 Stretched Canvas Print by Hilma af Klint

22. Focusing on Italian Altarpieces from the second half of the 13th century to the very end of the 15th, the book investigates the original functions and locations of Altarpieces as well as the circumstances of their dislocations, dismantlings, and reconstructions

23. Given their physical complexity and important social and religious functions, the conservation of Altarpieces presents considerable challenges

24. Altarpieces usually form the focus of devotion for worshippers and are normally decorated by painters and/or sculptors

25. ‘The painted retables and carved Altarpieces favored the ‘recollection, even the reliving of the moments of the Passion’.’ ‘Combining art and mass education, Lutheran artists also carefully redefined their own social role, now that the creation of statuary, frescoes, and Altarpieces was condemned as ‘idolatrous’.’

26. Painting, relief, and sculpture in the round have all been used in Altarpieces, either alone or in combination

27. Altarpieces, also known as retablos, are unique cultural objects in which a variety of artistic, technical, and material expressions are combined

28. Whether paintings, reliefs, or large sculptural works, Altarpieces were placed (as the name suggests) behind the altar in Christian churches.

29. This was important because Altarpieces, like this one, were usually closed or covered until the Mass was performed in front of them

30. You only have to visit some of the churches in Rome where his altarpieces hang to see what his naturalist art did.

31. Discover the history behind the Altarpieces in the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery Document The anatomy of an altarpiece: the polyptych

32. Altarpieces visualize and index the divine presence contained and invoked at the altar, while also drawing the beholder fully into that presence

33. Altarpieces were the primary form of religious art in Catholic churches from the 14th through the 16th centuries, both in Italy and Northern Europe

34. Many triptych Altarpieces in Northern Europe in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries were opened up on special occasions to reveal additional scenes inside

35. In museums, Altarpieces are the star attractions of Renaissance galleries, where they usually appear grouped together according to national schools (Italian, Spanish, Netherlandish, etc.)

36. A large body of art-historical literature has analysed shifts in the style and format of Altarpieces, or explored issues of patronage and liturgical use.

37. Great Altarpieces is a book for everyone with an interest in civilization and culture, art and history, and the role of religion in human affairs

38. While the Council of Trent called for the return to clearer forms of artistic expression, it did not set forth any particular regulations for Altarpieces.

39. Famous Altarpieces on display include the Deposition from Santa Trinita, the Annalena Altarpiece, and the main painting from the altarpiece from the adjacent San Marco church

40. What do Altarpieces show? There are three most common subjects, The Virgin Mary and Christ Child, Jesus crucified and Christ in Glory.These are three very important parts of Christian belief

41. Altarpieces, Liturgy, and Devotion By Beth Williamson in recent years medievalists in many disciplines have been considering the culture of religious observance as a physical and spatial phenomenon, as well as an in tellectual, devotional, and visual one

42. Altars, Altarpieces and art history - legislation and usage, Julian Gardner-- the creation, meaning and audience of the early-Sienese polyptych - evidence from the Friars, Joanna Cannon-- Sienese quattrocento painting in the service of spiritual propaganda, Gaudenz Freuler-- the social status of patronage and

43. "I tableau à hysseoires – A Panel with Two Wings: Altarpieces with and without Foldable Wings at the Time of Rogier van der Weyden." In The Master of Flémalle and Rogier van der Weyden, edited by Stephan Kemperdick, and Jochen Sander