Triptych
noun
Artwork made of three parts or panels, often painted or carved, connected to each other.
The artist created a beautiful triptych showing the life of the saint.
Often appears as...
- create a triptych
- display a triptych
noun
A set of three associated things, items, or people.
The author released a triptych of novels covering the same events from different perspectives.
Often appears as...
- write a triptych
- release a triptych
Usage tips
Literary
noun
Artwork made of three parts or panels, often painted or carved, connected to each other.
The artist created a beautiful triptych showing the life of the saint.
Often appears as...
- create a triptych
- display a triptych
noun
A set of three associated things, items, or people.
The author released a triptych of novels covering the same events from different perspectives.
Often appears as...
- write a triptych
- release a triptych
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Connotation
A triptych in art often carries a deeper meaning, with each panel representing a thematic element of the whole.
The gallery's centerpiece was a triptych symbolizing birth, life, and death.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Connection
In art, the panels of a triptych are physically connected, sometimes with hinges, so they can fold.
The antique triptych could be closed like a book, with its panels hinged together.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Use
Historically, triptychs were often used in religious contexts, like altarpieces in churches.
Each panel of the church's triptych depicted a different scene from the life of the patron saint.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Connotation
A triptych in art often carries a deeper meaning, with each panel representing a thematic element of the whole.
The gallery's centerpiece was a triptych symbolizing birth, life, and death.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Connection
In art, the panels of a triptych are physically connected, sometimes with hinges, so they can fold.
The antique triptych could be closed like a book, with its panels hinged together.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Use
Historically, triptychs were often used in religious contexts, like altarpieces in churches.
Each panel of the church's triptych depicted a different scene from the life of the patron saint.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Connotation
A triptych in art often carries a deeper meaning, with each panel representing a thematic element of the whole.
The gallery's centerpiece was a triptych symbolizing birth, life, and death.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Connection
In art, the panels of a triptych are physically connected, sometimes with hinges, so they can fold.
The antique triptych could be closed like a book, with its panels hinged together.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Use
Historically, triptychs were often used in religious contexts, like altarpieces in churches.
Each panel of the church's triptych depicted a different scene from the life of the patron saint.
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The moral roots of...
so you might say okay there are these differences between liberals and conservatives but what makes those three other foundations moral aren't those just the foundations of xenophobia and authoritarianism and puritanism what makes them moral the answer i think is contained in this incredible triptych from hieronymus bosch the garden of earthly delights
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Chris Milk: How virtual...
But then I started thinking, okay, well that's a part of you, but how do I put all of you inside of the frame? So to do that, I started making art installations. And this is one called "The Treachery of Sanctuary." It's a triptych. I'm going to show you the third panel.
Video examples
The moral roots of...
so you might say okay there are these differences between liberals and conservatives but what makes those three other foundations moral aren't those just the foundations of xenophobia and authoritarianism and puritanism what makes them moral the answer i think is contained in this incredible triptych from hieronymus bosch the garden of earthly delights
Video examples
Chris Milk: How virtual...
But then I started thinking, okay, well that's a part of you, but how do I put all of you inside of the frame? So to do that, I started making art installations. And this is one called "The Treachery of Sanctuary." It's a triptych. I'm going to show you the third panel.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Kevin Brownlow
British Historian
I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George Dunning, who animated and directed 'Yellow Submarine,' and they'd got their hands on the last scene, the triptychs. They just showed that part, without music and with the projectors misaligned.
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Lucy Walker
British Director
I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.
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Justin Cronin
American Author
One of the traps or the pitfalls of writing a trilogy - or a triptych, or whatever term you want to use - is that the second book can be a long second act to get you from book one to book three, which borrows all of its energy from the first book.
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Brian Cox
Actor
I think I must be the only British actor who's played both Stalin and Trotsky. I need to play Lenin so I can make it a triptych.
Quote examples
Kevin Brownlow
British Historian
I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George Dunning, who animated and directed 'Yellow Submarine,' and they'd got their hands on the last scene, the triptychs. They just showed that part, without music and with the projectors misaligned.
Quote examples
Lucy Walker
British Director
I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.
Quote examples
Justin Cronin
American Author
One of the traps or the pitfalls of writing a trilogy - or a triptych, or whatever term you want to use - is that the second book can be a long second act to get you from book one to book three, which borrows all of its energy from the first book.
Quote examples
Brian Cox
Actor
I think I must be the only British actor who's played both Stalin and Trotsky. I need to play Lenin so I can make it a triptych.
Example 1 of 4
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