retroaltare

Japanese: retroaltare
retroaltare

…The Paliot (9th century) of the Church of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan is richly decorated with reliefs of gold and silver not only on the front but also on the other three sides. The decoration placed above or behind the altar is the retabulum or retroaltare (altarpiece). This is a kind of screen (made of wood, metal or stone) decorated with painting or sculpture, originally a simple vertical or horizontal rectangle. …

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Japanese:

…ミラノのサンタンブロージョ教会の〈パリオット〉(9世紀)は前面ばかりでなく,他の三つの側面も金や銀などの浮彫で飾った豪華なものである。祭壇の上または背後に置かれる装飾としてはレタブルムretabulumまたはレトロアルタレretroaltare(祭壇飾壁)がある。これは絵画または彫刻で飾った一種のついたて(木,金属あるいは石製)で,最初は単純な縦長あるいは横長の長方形であった。…

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