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Retables

Scope note

Use for painted or sculpted panels attached at the back of a Christian altar's mensa. For the Mexican and Spanish American paintings of Christian saints and other holy figures from Roman Catholicism, use "retablos."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300076035

Broader Terms used

altarpieces

Equivalent Terms used

retable

Created

13yrs ago

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