Diptychs
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Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by form>
Descripción
Refers to a works comprising pairs of panels hinged together. They were used by the ancient Romans for writing tablets, often having images on the outer surfaces. In Medieval and later times, they were used primarily to support images for altarpieces and other purposes, most often composed of carved ivory or of painted wood panels, with the primary images on the interior surfaces.
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Otros términos
- diptieken [nl]
- dittici [it]
- dípticos [es]
- diptych [en]
- diptiek [nl]
- tweeluik [nl]
- tweeluiken [nl]
- dittico [it]
- díptico [es]