polyptych
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of polyptych
1855–60; special use of Late Latin polyptychum < Greek polýptychon a register, roll, noun use of neuter of polýptychos having many folds. See poly-, diptych, triptych
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Museums have tried and failed in the past to assemble the remaining eight panels, spread among five museums in Europe and the United States, of the original 30-piece polyptych.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
The statuesque figures in April Bey’s woven tapestry polyptych, “Sankofa, They/Them,” don’t so much look at you as through you.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2023
“The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb,” often referred to as the Ghent Altarpiece, is an elaborate polyptych consisting of 12 panels painted in oils, which is displayed in the cathedral of St. Bavo in Ghent, Belgium.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2016
The top part of what once was a large Venetian polyptych from the early 1500s was credited to Carpaccio.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2010
The great polyptych of the church of SS.
From Time Magazine Archive
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