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Definition of Predella
1. n. The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.
Definition of Predella
1. Noun. A raised step near the base of a Christian altar. ¹
2. Noun. A series of carvings or paintings on this step, often forming a narrative. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Predella
1. the base of an altarpiece [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Predella
Literary usage of Predella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It should be square in form, sufficiently large to cover the Altar and the predella
on which the celebrant stands, and if it can easily be done, ..."
2. Masters in Art: A Series of Illustrated Monographs (1907)
"BENSON'S COLLECTION: Madonna; Two Parts of predella — LONDON, LORD CRAWFORD'S
COLLECTION: Meeting of Joachim and Anna; Birth of the Virgin — LONDON, DR. ..."
3. Six Months in the Apennines; Or, A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the by Margaret Stokes (1892)
"The picture and this predella came originally from the church of Santo Spirito
in Florence. Fig. 27.—S. FREDIANO TURNS THE COURSE OF THE RIVER SERCHIO. ..."
4. Pictures, Drawings, Designs and Studies by the Late Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Burlington Fine Arts Club, Henry Virtue Tebbs (1883)
"He painted another version of this his favorite subject, in 1878, for Mr. W.
Graham, to which he added a predella. This is now here exhibited (No. ..."
5. A History of Painting in Italy, Umbria, Florence and Siena, from the Second by Joseph Archer Crowe, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle (1914)
"Collection of the late Alexander Barker, Esq.1 predella; tempera on canvas, ...
The warm tone of the tempera is like that of the predella of the ..."
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