altarpiece

[ awl-ter-pees ]

/ ˈɔl tərˌpis /

a painted or carved screen behind or above the altar or communion table in Christian churches; reredos.

Origin of altarpiece

First recorded in 1635–45; altar + piece

Köhn was sent to Ghent to find it before the Nazis stole the rest of the altarpiece.

Inside Hitler’s Fantasy Museum |Noah Charney |February 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This is an altarpiece painted by Piero della Francesca in about 1470, for a patron in his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro.

A Painter with God-like Talent |Blake Gopnik |March 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The two Nazi leaders actually raced one another to be the first to steal the altarpiece.

Hitler’s Hunt for the Holy Grail and the Ghent Altarpiece |Noah Charney |December 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Margherita commissioned the new chaplain to paint an altarpiece for the high altar of the convent church.

Filippo Lippi |Paul G. Konody

An altarpiece by Giannicola, one of Peruginos pupils, should be noticed.

Old Continental Towns |Walter M. Gallichan
In other places the largest picture by him which is to be seen, is an altarpiece in the cathedral of Montefiascone.

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6) |Luigi Antonio Lanzi
The altarpiece has to bring about a concentration of attention to express or induce a feeling of reverence.

Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 |Various
The oldest Nuremberg picture is said to be an altarpiece in St. Jakobskirche.

The Story of Nuremberg |Cecil Headlam

altarpiece

/ (ˈɔːltəˌpiːs) /

a work of art set above and behind an altar; a reredos