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pol·yp·tych  (plp-tk)
n.
A work consisting of four or more painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
[From Late Latin polyptycha, registers, account books, from Greek poluptukha, from neuter pl. of poluptukhos, having many folds : polu-, poly- + ptukh, fold; see diptych.]
polyptych [ˈpɒlɪptɪk]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) an altarpiece consisting of more than three panels, set with paintings or carvings, and usually hinged for folding Compare diptych, triptych
[via Late Latin from Greek poluptuchon something folded many times, from poly- + ptuchē a fold]
polyptych
a work of art, as a painting, composed of several panels.
See also: Art
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The cycle of paintings, grouped into polyptychs, shows how the artist has drawn inspiration from the medieval Book of Hours, where the hours of day and night were given liturgical significance.
Cathedral still-life display explores contemplation; 08 Culture Diary by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The title The Propitious Garden of Plane Image--which Marden has given to three polyptychs, two of which are included in the show--appears to play on this Voltairean horticultural metaphor, although Pollock, too, spoke of "gardening" his paintings.
Brice Marden: Museum of Modern Art, New York by Anfam, David / Artforum International
There are some 30 individual pictures and polyptychs in all: a fair achievement for sixteen years of activity, one may suppose, since he painted in exacting detail on a small scale.
Elsheimer and Velazquez in London by Bruce, Donald / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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