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Triptych (art)
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | Polyptych |
| Related tropes/genres | Imitation, Stained Glass (art) |
| See also | fanart |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
A triptych is a visual art form that originated in early Christian art as a three-piece panel painting used as an altarpiece. The triptych form also appears in stained-glass windows. Each panel depicts a related scene or portrait. See Wikipedia.
In fanart, this form might be used in order to evoke a Medieval or Christian aesthetic. The term triptych is also applied more broadly to modern three-part paintings or photograph sets, and some fanart uses this form, though it is less popular than single-framed character portraits and scenes.
Examples in Fanart
![Cover art for concernedlily's And Won The Soul's Rest, a medieval Supernatural AU in which Sam Winchester is a monk. Art by reallycorking and glockgal. (2008)[1]](/w/images/thumb/2/2d/Gen_concernedlily_final.jpg/250px-Gen_concernedlily_final.jpg)
Cover art for concernedlily's And Won The Soul's Rest, a medieval Supernatural AU in which Sam Winchester is a monk. Art by reallycorking and glockgal. (2008)[1]
![Cover art for concernedlily's And Won The Soul's Rest, a medieval Supernatural AU in which Sam Winchester is a monk. Art by reallycorking and glockgal. (2008)[1]](/wiki/File:Gen_concernedlily_final.jpg)
