altarpiecen.

Brit.

/ˈɔːltəpiːs/,

/ˈɒltəpiːs/, U.S.

/ˈɔltərˌpis/,

/ˈɑltərˌpis/

Forms: see altar n. and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: altar n., piece n.

Etymology: < altar n. + piece n.

A work of art, typically consisting of a number of painted panels, designed to be set above and behind an altar. Cf. reredos n. 5a.

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reredos1447

altarpiece1624

altar screena1691

retable1817

superaltar1847

gradin1877

posticum1890

1624 W. Bedell in J. Wadsworth & W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. iv. 78 In the middest for the Altar peece was the Popes picture.

1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 127 The altar-piece of St. Michael being of Mosaic.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. iii. 48 A much admired work of Mabuse was an altar-piece at Middleburgh.

1846 G. Meade Let. 24 Nov. (1913) I. 157 The altar-pieces,..consist of the most elaborate wood-work, gilded, which occupies the whole wall of the church.

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 305 Altar-pieces were originally portable.

1909 Q. Rev. July 169 An admirable altar-piece..which consisted of a magnificent centre-piece of goldsmith's work and shutters adorned with paintings.

1940 Educ. Forum May 438/2 This great polyptych or altarpiece is the early masterpiece in oils.

2003 Art Q. Spring 27/4 This sheet of life drawings was probably made in preparation for an altarpiece of the Annunciation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	altarpiece
释义	altarpiecen. Brit. /ˈɔːltəpiːs/, /ˈɒltəpiːs/, U.S. /ˈɔltərˌpis/, /ˈɑltərˌpis/ Forms: see altar n. and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: altar n., piece n. Etymology: < altar n. + piece n. A work of art, typically consisting of a number of painted panels, designed to be set above and behind an altar. Cf. reredos n. 5a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > back reredos1447 altarpiece1624 altar screena1691 retable1817 superaltar1847 gradin1877 posticum1890 1624 W. Bedell in J. Wadsworth & W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. iv. 78 In the middest for the Altar peece was the Popes picture. 1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 127 The altar-piece of St. Michael being of Mosaic. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. iii. 48 A much admired work of Mabuse was an altar-piece at Middleburgh. 1846 G. Meade Let. 24 Nov. (1913) I. 157 The altar-pieces,..consist of the most elaborate wood-work, gilded, which occupies the whole wall of the church. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 305 Altar-pieces were originally portable. 1909 Q. Rev. July 169 An admirable altar-piece..which consisted of a magnificent centre-piece of goldsmith's work and shutters adorned with paintings. 1940 Educ. Forum May 438/2 This great polyptych or altarpiece is the early masterpiece in oils. 2003 Art Q. Spring 27/4 This sheet of life drawings was probably made in preparation for an altarpiece of the Annunciation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1624
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