altarpiece

• Panneau peint ou sculpté, ou retable, placé au-dessus et derrière l'autel, représentant souvent des scènes religieuses.

A painted or carved screen or panel placed above and behind an altar or communion table, often depicting religious scenes.

1. Religious artworkC1formalart

   A painted or carved panel or screen that is placed above and behind an altar or communion table in a church.

   Retable

   • The cathedral's altarpiece depicts the Last Supper in vivid detail.
   • Restorers carefully cleaned the medieval altarpiece to reveal its original colors.
   • The carved wooden altarpiece is a masterpiece of Gothic art.

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