predellan.

Brit.

/prᵻˈdɛlə/, U.S.

/prəˈdɛlə/

Inflections: Plural predellas, predelle, (rare) predellae.

Forms: 1800s– predella, 1900s praedella (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian predella.

Etymology: < Italian predella step or platform on which an altar is placed, lower part of an altarpiece or polyptych on which one or more small scenes are depicted or sculpted (a1342) < an unattested Langobardic diminutive formation (compare -el suffix¹, and compare Middle High German bretel small board) < the Germanic base of Old High German bret board (see bred n.).

1. A step or platform upon which an altar is placed; (also) a painting or sculpture on the vertical face of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > gradual > [noun]

settle1611

altar step1637

gradual1693

predella1757

solea1858

dais1888

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > gradual > [noun] > painting or sculpture on

predella1873

1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 80 The predella, or the place where the priest stands upon, being the uppermost step before the altar, is likewise a Commesso, or inlaid work of polished gems.

1853 J. D. H. Dale tr. G. Baldeschi Ceremonial Rom. Rite 6 All should communicate upon the edge of the predella.

1873 S. Horner & J. Horner Walks in Florence (1884) I. xxiv. 353 In the..predella of small figures below the altar, a priest holds up the chalice.

1926 Trans. Scottish Ecclesiol. Soc. 8 ii. 71 The single step Prædella is semi-circular, and is enclosed by a beautiful tudor rail.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 July 60/3 Under van Gent's painting there was a predella, or decorated altar-step, by Paolo Uccello, telling in six episodes the story of [etc.].

a. A raised shelf at the back of an altar, typically forming the base for an altarpiece; (more usually) a painting or sculpture on the front of this; = gradino n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > gradine

shelf1496

retablo1772

retable1817

superaltar1847

predella1859

retabulum1860

gradin1877

gradino1883

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > gradine > painting or sculpture on

predella1859

gradino1886

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 307 The ‘predella’ or gradus was the wooden base on which the altar-piece rested, and to which it was attached.

1873 S. Horner & J. Horner Walks in Florence (1884) II. i. 2 This picture formed the predella, or lower part of an altar-piece.

1902 Chambers's Jrnl. July 434/1 I traced the predella to the museum of Siena, and obtained, by the courtesy of that gallery, a photograph of the panel.

1961 C. T. Eisler New Eng. Museums 42 Predelle are found in North Netherlandish painting, but they are generally larger than the panel in question.

2004 Church Times 25 June 18/4 Of the 30 surviving altarpieces..found..in eastern Germany, all display a scene of the Last Supper on the predella.

b. In extended use: any painting occupying a similarly subordinate position to another.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > picture as altar-piece > parts of altar-piece or panels

volet1847

predella1868

panel1873

mandorla1883

volant1898

paliotto1906

1868 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 445 Below, as a sort of predella to the principal picture, various animals are grazing or reposing under trees.

1882 W. Sharp D. G. Rossetti 252 There is a very fine predella, or lower partition, attached to the picture, which is divided by two crossbars of the frame into three divisions.

1952 Italica 29 220 The painters made it a commonplace of symbolism, sometimes putting as a sort of predella to a portrait of the Virgin a picture of Eve and the serpent.

2000 Art Rev. Dec. 42/2 Lanyon thought of St Just as the central panel, with Harvest Festival and either Green Mile or Corsham Summer as the wings, and the horizontal Bojewyan Farms as a predella.

Compounds

General attributive, as predella panel, predella picture, etc.

ΚΠ

1857 Times 15 Apr. 9/1 Perugino, the master of Raphael, is present in five predella pictures, contributed by Mr. Barker, and in a superb altar piece.

1876 Times 8 Jan. 6/1 A predella panel, representing the Procession to Calvary.

1914 A. Brown & W. Rankin Short Hist. Ital. Painting i. 24 The fine Altarpiece in S. Lorenzo at Naples and its beautiful predella pieces are striking in all respects.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 637/1 It is much harder to find evidence that artists..really appreciated..the impassioned narrative of the predella reliefs of that altar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predella
释义	predellan. Brit. /prᵻˈdɛlə/, U.S. /prəˈdɛlə/ Inflections: Plural predellas, predelle, (rare) predellae. Forms: 1800s– predella, 1900s praedella (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian predella. Etymology: < Italian predella step or platform on which an altar is placed, lower part of an altarpiece or polyptych on which one or more small scenes are depicted or sculpted (a1342) < an unattested Langobardic diminutive formation (compare -el suffix¹, and compare Middle High German bretel small board) < the Germanic base of Old High German bret board (see bred n.). 1. A step or platform upon which an altar is placed; (also) a painting or sculpture on the vertical face of this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > gradual > [noun] settle1611 altar step1637 gradual1693 predella1757 solea1858 dais1888 society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > gradual > [noun] > painting or sculpture on predella1873 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 80 The predella, or the place where the priest stands upon, being the uppermost step before the altar, is likewise a Commesso, or inlaid work of polished gems. 1853 J. D. H. Dale tr. G. Baldeschi Ceremonial Rom. Rite 6 All should communicate upon the edge of the predella. 1873 S. Horner & J. Horner Walks in Florence (1884) I. xxiv. 353 In the..predella of small figures below the altar, a priest holds up the chalice. 1926 Trans. Scottish Ecclesiol. Soc. 8 ii. 71 The single step Prædella is semi-circular, and is enclosed by a beautiful tudor rail. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 July 60/3 Under van Gent's painting there was a predella, or decorated altar-step, by Paolo Uccello, telling in six episodes the story of [etc.]. 2. a. A raised shelf at the back of an altar, typically forming the base for an altarpiece; (more usually) a painting or sculpture on the front of this; = gradino n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > gradine shelf1496 retablo1772 retable1817 superaltar1847 predella1859 retabulum1860 gradin1877 gradino1883 society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > gradine > painting or sculpture on predella1859 gradino1886 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 307 The ‘predella’ or gradus was the wooden base on which the altar-piece rested, and to which it was attached. 1873 S. Horner & J. Horner Walks in Florence (1884) II. i. 2 This picture formed the predella, or lower part of an altar-piece. 1902 Chambers's Jrnl. July 434/1 I traced the predella to the museum of Siena, and obtained, by the courtesy of that gallery, a photograph of the panel. 1961 C. T. Eisler New Eng. Museums 42 Predelle are found in North Netherlandish painting, but they are generally larger than the panel in question. 2004 Church Times 25 June 18/4 Of the 30 surviving altarpieces..found..in eastern Germany, all display a scene of the Last Supper on the predella. b. In extended use: any painting occupying a similarly subordinate position to another. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > picture as altar-piece > parts of altar-piece or panels volet1847 predella1868 panel1873 mandorla1883 volant1898 paliotto1906 1868 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 445 Below, as a sort of predella to the principal picture, various animals are grazing or reposing under trees. 1882 W. Sharp D. G. Rossetti 252 There is a very fine predella, or lower partition, attached to the picture, which is divided by two crossbars of the frame into three divisions. 1952 Italica 29 220 The painters made it a commonplace of symbolism, sometimes putting as a sort of predella to a portrait of the Virgin a picture of Eve and the serpent. 2000 Art Rev. Dec. 42/2 Lanyon thought of St Just as the central panel, with Harvest Festival and either Green Mile or Corsham Summer as the wings, and the horizontal Bojewyan Farms as a predella. Compounds General attributive, as predella panel, predella picture, etc. ΚΠ 1857 Times 15 Apr. 9/1 Perugino, the master of Raphael, is present in five predella pictures, contributed by Mr. Barker, and in a superb altar piece. 1876 Times 8 Jan. 6/1 A predella panel, representing the Procession to Calvary. 1914 A. Brown & W. Rankin Short Hist. Ital. Painting i. 24 The fine Altarpiece in S. Lorenzo at Naples and its beautiful predella pieces are striking in all respects. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 637/1 It is much harder to find evidence that artists..really appreciated..the impassioned narrative of the predella reliefs of that altar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1757
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