Triptych

By Deane Barker • •
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A work of art that is separated into three panels. The middle panel is the largest, with two small panels on other side. The side panels might fold in.

Why I Looked It Up

I was reading a book about contemporary art called The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, and it used the term to describe the titular artwork (pictured.)

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From What’s Bred in the Bone:

The picture was a triptych, of which the central panel was five feet square, and the two flanking panels were of the same height, but only three feet wide.

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