A work of painting or sculpture placed on, above or behind the altar in a Christian church. Also known as a retable. Web resource here.
Titian. The Pesaro Altarpiece. Oil on canvas. 1519-26 . Sta. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice.
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