reredos

(noun)

A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images.

Related Terms

  • Protestant Reformation
  • Black Death

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  • Living in Europe

    • It was not until the Late Period, when large carved altarpieces and reredos, usually in painted and gilded wood, became an important focus in many churches.
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