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triptych
[ trip-tik ]
noun
- Fine Arts. a set of three panels or compartments side by side, bearing pictures, carvings, or the like.
- a hinged, three-leaved tablet, written on, in ancient times, with a stylus.
triptych
/ ˈtrɪptɪk /
noun
- a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece
- a set of three hinged writing tablets
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of triptych1
Example Sentences
Three Women is a three-part artwork known as a triptych, that features subjects referenced in one of her previous works, Trilogy.
A “Black Lives Matter” triptych, made for the Central Library’s “21 Collections” exhibition, sat above the fireplace.
Along with a painting of a maternal figure, the two targeted sunflower paintings form part of a triptych of works being shown together.
It his part of a triptych of works being presented together - two Sunflower paintings, with La Berceuse, a painting of a maternal figure, in the middle.
As noted by The AP, the film's premiere in Venice fulfills Larraín's triptych of movies about iconic female figures in history.
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