Definition of Pentaptych. Meaning of Pentaptych. Synonyms of Pentaptych

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Definition of Pentaptych

Pentaptych
Pentaptych Pen"tap*tych, n. [Penta- + Gr. ?, ?, a fold.] (Fine Arts) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.

Meaning of Pentaptych from wikipedia

- A polyptych (/ˈpɒlɪptɪk/ POL-ip-tik; Gr****: poly- "many" and ptychē "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) which is divided into sections...
- Sisyphus (Asthmatic Kitty/Joyful Noise, 2014) (with Sisyphus, as Son Lux) Pentaptych (2019) Quartered (2020) (with Third Coast Percussion) Beak & Claw (Anticon...
- hidden by hinged wings. It is called a triptych if there are two wings, a pentaptych (but this is rarely used in English) if there are four, or a polyptych...
- for taking notes and other informal writings. Two ancient polyptychs, a pentaptych and octoptych excavated at Herculaneum, used a unique connecting system...
- Saint Gemini****, from a pentaptych by Simone Martini (c. 1284–1344)...
- Marvel's Netflix television series Pentaptych promotional poster for the five individual series with their respective main characters Genre Superhero Based...
- Saint Gemini**** Saint Gemini****, from pentaptych by Simone Martini (c.1284-1344) now at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Died fourth century Venerated in...
- trunk" of a tree, around the first century AD. Two ancient polyptychs, a pentaptych and octoptych, excavated at Herculaneum emplo**** a unique connecting system...
- common at the time, but he created a great number of works in triptych or pentaptych sets. However, what truly set his work apart from that of earlier artists...
- or 1809. It is known that his first bijin-ga series and a series of pentaptychs of urban scenes of Edo, appear simultaneously in 1809. By 1813 he had...