03 — ARTWORK
San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece
- MEDIUM
- Egg tempera on wood
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1400 × 817 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
The picture shows the three panels of the main tier of the San PierOne of the massive supports on which an arch or upper part of a church stands. A pier is generally larger than a column, but may consist of a cluster of columns. Maggiore AltarpieceA picture or sculpture that stands on or is set up behind an altar. The term reredos is used for an ornamental screen or partition, not directly attached to the altar table but affixed to the wall behind it. A diptych is an altarpiece consisting of two panels, a triptych one of three panels, and a polyptych one of four or more panels. From the 14th to 16th century, the altarpiece was one of the most important commissions in European art; it was through the altarpiece that some of the most decisive developments in painting and sculpture came about..
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece by JACOPO DI CIONE},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jacopo-di-cione-rbd7cebedcc047b/san-pier-maggiore-altarpiece-r15d76337f9290f},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
