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Definition of Predellas

Predella
Predella Pre*del"la, n. [It.] The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.

Meaning of Predellas from wikipedia

- George for Orsanmichele. Examples of predellas include: Duccio – the predella of his Maestà – one of the earliest predellas. Lorenzo MonacoIncidents in the...
- crystallized, in the changing colour harmonies of blue and pink. In the predella there are five scenes from Mary's life ( Birth and Marriage, the Visitation...
- back six different pieces, four fragments of the main painting and two predellas, which had become part of different collections. An impression of the...
- Saint James and Saint Lucy Predella is a circa 1426 to 1428 series of five tempera on panel paintings by Beato Angelico. Together, and possibly with other...
- is small, 59 centimetres (23 in) long and 14 cm (5.5 in) high. It is a "predella" to go at the base of a larger composition, a painting by Lorenzo di Credi...
- Faith[3], with each figure flanked by two putti. The subjects of the predellas are meant to relate symbolically to the main panel above: Charity in the...
- Duomo. A number of narrative scenes from his life were often shown on the predella of altarpieces dedicated to John, and other settings, notably in the frescoes...
- throughout the painting, some of which are particularly notable in the predella. Naturalistic lighting in both the foreground and the background of the...
- only four are known to have survived. Another four side panels and three predella panels (two of which had a double scene) are now in the Gemäldegalerie...
- housed in the Ospedale degli Innocenti gallery in Florence, Italy. The predella, painted by Bartolomeo di Giovanni, is in the same site. On 28 October...