What is another word for triptych?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɪptɪt͡ʃ] (IPA)

A triptych is an art form that is composed of three panels that are hinged together. Typically, the middle panel is larger than the two side panels, and there are often matching images or themes that run throughout the three panels. While the term "triptych" is the most commonly used term to refer to this type of artwork, there are other words that can be used as synonyms for this term. Some alternative terms for a triptych include a tripartite, a trinity, a three-piece, or a three-fold. No matter what term you use, this type of artwork is stunning and unique, and it's been used for centuries to showcase some of the most beautiful and important art of each era.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Triptych?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
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Usage examples for Triptych

It is a woven representation of the triptych, so favourite in the time of the Van Eycks, and is almost as rich with gold as those ancient altar decorations.
"The Tapestry Book"
Helen Churchill Candee
These enormous canvases, sixteen by ninety-six feet in size, are divided into a triptych, each picture continuing its central scheme into two smaller side panels.
"The Art of the Exposition"
Eugen Neuhaus
A triptych of dramatic expression, naturalistically treated.
"The Art of the Exposition"
Eugen Neuhaus

Famous quotes with Triptych

  • In Mexico City they somehow wandered into an exhibition of paintings by the beautiful Spanish exile Remedios Varo: in the central painting of a triptych, titled “Bordando el Manto Terrestre,” were a number of frail girls with heart-shaped faces, huge eyes, spun-gold hair, prisoners in the top room of a circular tower, embroidering a kind of tapestry which spilled out the slit windows and into a void, seeking hopelessly to fill the void: for all the other buildings and creatures, all the waves, ships and forests of the earth were contained in the tapestry, and the tapestry was the world.
    Thomas Pynchon

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