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
Example Sentences
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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
In this show a set of four prints like a medieval church polyptych suggests an older religious context.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2011
Could the polyptych be by Giotto and come from the Badia?
From Time Magazine Archive
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