triptych

artwork that contains three parts or panels
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triptych
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triptych

Summary

triptych has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • triptych followed diptych[2].
  • triptych was followed by quadriptych[3].
  • triptych is a type of polyptych[4].
  • triptych is a type of trilogy[5].
  • triptych's Commons category is recorded as Triptychs[6].
  • triptych comprises left panel[7].
  • triptych comprises central panel[8].
  • triptych comprises right panel[9].
  • triptych's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Triptychs[10].
  • triptych's described at URL is recorded as https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/t/triptych[11].
  • triptych's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
  • triptych's described by source is recorded as Opening Doors: The Early Netherlandish Triptych Reinterpreted[13].
  • triptych's different from is recorded as Il trittico[14].
  • triptych's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1976598', 'amount': '+3'}[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include polyptych[4] and trilogy[5].

Use and Application

Components include left panel[7], central panel[8], and right panel[9].

Why It Matters

triptych has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] triptych is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Has part(s) left panel, central panel, right panel
    Has parts
    Number of parts of this work {'unit': 'Q1976598', 'amount': '+3'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551117405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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