- A
reredos (/ˈrɪərˌdɒs, ˈrɪərɪ-, ˈrɛrɪ-/ REER-dos, REER-ih-, RERR-ih-) is a
large altarpiece, a screen, or
decoration placed behind the
altar in a church...
- The
Despenser Reredos or
Despenser Retable is a
medieval altarpiece now in St Luke's Chapel,
Norwich Cathedral. It is the cathedral's most
important work...
- may have been reused,
though it is
unclear to what extent. The
wooden reredos,
which includes a
wooden statue of
Saint Michael dating back to at least...
-
Architecture Thesaurus Online, "A 'retable' is
distinct from a '
reredos';
while the
reredos typically rises from
ground level behind the altar, the retable...
- The
Reredos of Our Lady of
Light is a
historic stone reredos carved in 1761 in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was
originally installed in the
Chapel of Our Lady...
- lunettes. Its
choir is elevated. The
architecture and
sculptures of the main
reredos of the monastery's
church are a work by Antón de
Morales (ca. 1559-after...
-
English architect, who
mostly designed church ****ings (particularly
reredoses) as well as some churches.
Skipworth was born in Bilsdale,
Yorkshire in...
- the sanctuary. It
contains many
paintings by
eminent artists. A
silver reredos,
which was
behind the altar, was
carried away in the war of 1808, and converted...
- 6 feet (1.8 m) tall.
Other notable folk-art
decorations include five
reredoses and a
small sculpture of St.
James the Great. A
small room
called el pocito...
- St.
James panel, from
reredos in
Cristo Rey Church,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, c. 1760...
