polyptych

English

A polyptych by Andrea da Murano, circa. 1478

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύπτυχος (polúptukhos, “with many folds”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪptɪk/

Noun

polyptych (plural polyptychs)

  1. (art) A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges.
    Hypernym: panel painting
    • 2021 September 7, Reginald Wiebe, Polyptych: Adaptation, Television, and Comics, Vernon Press, →ISBN:
      [...], a polyptych is a painting with more than one section – a diptych is a painting in two parts or sections, a triptych in three, and so on. Perhaps the most famous polyptych is the Ghent Altarpiece by the early Flemish painters Hubert and Jan van Eyck.

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