Diptych
noun
A pair of hinged paintings or carved panels, which are often used as a set.
The diptych in the museum portrayed a king and queen side by side.
Often appears as...
- medieval diptych
- illustrate a diptych
noun
Two related things, ideas or events presented together or compared with each other.
The novel is a diptych of love and loss.
Often appears as...
- diptych of ideas
- story diptych
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A pair of hinged paintings or carved panels, which are often used as a set.
The diptych in the museum portrayed a king and queen side by side.
Often appears as...
- medieval diptych
- illustrate a diptych
noun
Two related things, ideas or events presented together or compared with each other.
The novel is a diptych of love and loss.
Often appears as...
- diptych of ideas
- story diptych
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Art Context
Diptych is often used in discussing classical, medieval, and Renaissance art forms.
The tour guide explained that this diptych dates back to the Byzantine period.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Connection
In its original sense, diptychs are physically connected, like a book.
She admired how the diptych panels opened smoothly on their hinges.
Pro Tip 3/3Matching Set
The two parts of a diptych are designed to complement or relate to each other closely.
Each painting in the diptych depicted the seasons of winter and summer.
Pro Tip 1/3Art Context
Diptych is often used in discussing classical, medieval, and Renaissance art forms.
The tour guide explained that this diptych dates back to the Byzantine period.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Connection
In its original sense, diptychs are physically connected, like a book.
She admired how the diptych panels opened smoothly on their hinges.
Pro Tip 3/3Matching Set
The two parts of a diptych are designed to complement or relate to each other closely.
Each painting in the diptych depicted the seasons of winter and summer.
Pro Tip 1/3Art Context
Diptych is often used in discussing classical, medieval, and Renaissance art forms.
The tour guide explained that this diptych dates back to the Byzantine period.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Connection
In its original sense, diptychs are physically connected, like a book.
She admired how the diptych panels opened smoothly on their hinges.
Pro Tip 3/3Matching Set
The two parts of a diptych are designed to complement or relate to each other closely.
Each painting in the diptych depicted the seasons of winter and summer.
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Edward Burtynsky:...
and they're just inspecting it -- and they're just walking the lines. The machines are all running, absolutely incredible to see what the scale of industries are. And I started getting in further and further into the factories. And that's a diptych. I do a lot of pairings to try and get the sense of scale in these places.
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
places where you can sit in the middle of this diptych of forest and use the trick that can use in any environment to sit still and you let the forest move around you from the beginning it's like walking into a cathedral some of the
Video examples
Edward Burtynsky:...
and they're just inspecting it -- and they're just walking the lines. The machines are all running, absolutely incredible to see what the scale of industries are. And I started getting in further and further into the factories. And that's a diptych. I do a lot of pairings to try and get the sense of scale in these places.
Video examples
Borneo: Paradise Under...
places where you can sit in the middle of this diptych of forest and use the trick that can use in any environment to sit still and you let the forest move around you from the beginning it's like walking into a cathedral some of the
Example 1 of 2
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