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Altarpieces is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Altarpieces in a sentence

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Altarpieces | Altarpiece

Altarpieces meaning

plural of altarpiece

Using Altarpieces

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of altarpiece
  • In the example corpus, altarpieces often appears in combinations such as: altarpieces by, and altarpieces.

Context around Altarpieces

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

renaissance 1× reasons 1× numerous 1× portable 1×

Often after:

landscapes 1× imagery 1× gained 1×

Sentence patterns with Altarpieces

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and portable altarpieces 1× and renaissance altarpieces have been 1× caravaggio s altarpieces in her 1× contains numerous altarpieces imagery paintings 1× crucifixion in altarpieces by depicting 1× frescoes some altarpieces by gandolfino 1× miniatures and altarpieces landscapes and 1× paintings and altarpieces gained importance 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for its part 1× for these reasons 1× friedrich s first 1× he painted miniatures 1× she learns from 1× the church contains 1×

Common sentence endings:

15th 16th centuries 1× altarpieces gained importance 1× and portable altarpieces 1× around the world 1× as a landscape 1× mythology and shakespeare 1×

Words around Altarpieces

Just before it in the word index:

altarpiece 21 altare 2 altara 2 altar 511 altapacific 2 altantuya 10

Just after it in the word index:

altars 64 altas 2 altaussee 3 altavilla 4 altavista 3 altay 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Altarpieces

  • In this selection, "altarpieces" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, renaissance, reasons, numerous, landscapes, imagery and gained stand out and add context to how "altarpieces" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and portable altarpieces and and renaissance altarpieces have been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "altarpieces" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with altarpieces

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The church contains numerous altarpieces, imagery, paintings, and silverware. (9 words)

This style soon became known as International Gothic and tempera panel paintings and altarpieces gained importance. (16 words)

He painted miniatures and altarpieces, landscapes and frescoes, historical and religious scenes, and subjects from the Bible, Greek mythology and Shakespeare. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

For these reasons, altarpieces are often much more conservatively painted than frescoes, which were often of almost life-sized figures and relied upon a stage-set quality rather than lavish display in order to achieve effect. (36 words)

For its part, the British Museum argues that this division is not unique, pointing out that cultural objects such as medieval and renaissance altarpieces have been divided and distributed to museums around the world. (34 words)

The interior, with a nave and two aisles, houses a cycle of 18th-century frescoes, some altarpieces by Gandolfino d'Asti and precious silver artworks from the 15th-16th centuries. (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

For its part, the British Museum argues that this division is not unique, pointing out that cultural objects such as medieval and renaissance altarpieces have been divided and distributed to museums around the world.

She learns from her painter father, Orazio, is influenced by Caravaggio’s altarpieces in her native Rome, has a 40-year career in other Italian cities.

For these reasons, altarpieces are often much more conservatively painted than frescoes, which were often of almost life-sized figures and relied upon a stage-set quality rather than lavish display in order to achieve effect.

Friedrich's first major work, the piece breaks with the traditions of representing the crucifixion in altarpieces by depicting the scene as a landscape.

He painted miniatures and altarpieces, landscapes and frescoes, historical and religious scenes, and subjects from the Bible, Greek mythology and Shakespeare.

The church contains numerous altarpieces, imagery, paintings, and silverware.

The interior, with a nave and two aisles, houses a cycle of 18th-century frescoes, some altarpieces by Gandolfino d'Asti and precious silver artworks from the 15th-16th centuries.

This style soon became known as International Gothic and tempera panel paintings and altarpieces gained importance.

Van Eyck painted both secular and religious subject matter, including commissioned portraits, donor portraits (with the donor kneeling before a seated Virgin Mary ) and both large and portable altarpieces.

Common combinations with altarpieces

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "altarpieces" in a sentence?
An example: "For its part, the British Museum argues that this division is not unique, pointing out that cultural objects such as medieval and renaissance altarpieces have been divided and distributed to museums around the world." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "altarpieces" from authentic English texts.
What does "altarpieces" mean?
Altarpieces means: plural of altarpiece
How many example sentences with "altarpieces" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "altarpieces", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.