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Noun Concept

Categories: Articles with short description, Church architecture, Altarpieces

altarpiece reredos altar-piece altar piece altarpieces

A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table WordNet 3.0

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A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

An altarpiece is an artwork such as a painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Wikipedia

A reredos is a large altarpiece, a screen, or decoration placed behind the altar in a church. Wikipedia

Altarpiece, screen or decoration behind the altar in a church Wikidata

Artwork behind the altar Wikidata

A work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church. Wiktionary

Work of art suspended above and behind an altar. Wiktionary (translation)

A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches. Wiktionary

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screen

altarpiece

Catholic liturgical object

human-made geographic feature

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The Raising of Lazarus

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