I walked across the concrete to examine the altarpiece of the atomic age. A large crack ran through it.
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Altarpiece
/ˈɑl.təɹˌpis/
Synonyms for "altarpiece" (67 found)
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Closest matches (14)
abstractabstractionaltaraltar carpetaltar deskaltar facingaltar of prothesisaltar railaltar sidealtar slabaltar stairaltar stone
Noun(2 words)
altar panelaltar piece
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Related words (33)
Determiner(1 words)
most religious art
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6 entriesaltarpiece conservationaltarpiece restorationchurch altarpiecepolyptych altarpieceretable paneltriptych altarpiece
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“It’s this snaggletoothed, little bird-footed homunculus caricature,” Bourneuf said. “Many artists at this time were trying to make new altarpieces. Klee tended to take a very skeptical distance from the sort of grandiose projects of many of his expressionist peers, so I think it’s actually kind of mocking those hopes.”
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