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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREDELLA

From Italian: stool, step, probably from Old High German bret board.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PREDELLA

predella  [prɪˈdɛlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREDELLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Predella is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREDELLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Predella

A predella is the platform or step on which an altar stands. In painting, the predella is the painting or sculpture along the frame at the bottom of an altarpiece. In later medieval and Renaissance altarpieces, where the main panel consisted of a scene with large static figures, it was normal to include a predella below with a number of small-scale narrative paintings depicting events from the life of the dedicatee, whether Christ, the Virgin Mary or a saint. Typically there would be three to five small scenes, in a horizontal format. They are significant in art history, as the artist had more freedom from iconographic conventions than in the main panel; they could only be seen from close up. As the main panels themselves became more dramatic, during Mannerism, predellas were no longer painted, and they are rare by the middle of the 16th century. Predella scenes are now often separated from the rest of the altarpiece in museums. Examples of predellas include: ▪ Duccio - the predella of his Maestà - one of the earliest predellas.

Definition of predella in the English dictionary

The definition of predella in the dictionary is a painting or sculpture or a series of small paintings or sculptures in a long narrow strip forming the lower edge of an altarpiece or the face of an altar step or platform. Other definition of predella is a platform in a church upon which the altar stands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREDELLA


bestseller
ˌbɛstˈsɛlə
bookseller
ˈbʊksɛlə
Capella
kəˈpɛlə
cellar
ˈsɛlə
Cinderella
ˌsɪndəˈrɛlə
Deller
ˈdɛlə
fella
ˈfɛlə
heller
ˈhɛlə
Isabella
ˌɪzəˈbɛlə
Keller
ˈkɛlə
Mandela
mænˈdɛlə
mortadella
ˌmɔːtəˈdɛlə
mozzarella
ˌmɒtsəˈrɛlə
propeller
prəˈpɛlə
seller
ˈsɛlə
serradella
ˌsɛrəˈdɛlə
stella
ˈstɛlə
stellar
ˈstɛlə
teller
ˈtɛlə
umbrella
ʌmˈbrɛlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREDELLA

predeath
predebate
predecease
predecessor
prededuct
predefine
predefinition
predelivery
predelle
predentate
predeparture
predeposit
predesign
predesignate
predesignation
predesignatory
predestinable
predestinarian
predestinarianism
predestinate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREDELLA

a capella
a cappella
Andorra la Vella
Campanella
cella
chlorella
maestro di cappella
Marbella
marcella
nigella
novella
padella
paella
Pella
rosella
rubella
sabella
salmonella
Sella
zanella

Synonyms and antonyms of predella in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «predella» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREDELLA

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пределла
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predela
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Predella
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Predella
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predella
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Predella
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пределла
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Predella
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Trends of use of predella

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDELLA»

The term «predella» is normally little used and occupies the 113.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDELLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «predella» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «predella» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about predella

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREDELLA»

Discover the use of predella in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to predella and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sassetta: The Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece
118).59 The extra length that these boards gave the predella may have been used for anchoring it to the piers (§7F). If boards were indeed attached to the sides, this means that at least around two times 3 cm at each end, or a total of 6 cm, ...
Sassetta, Machtelt Israëls, 2009
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Fra Angelico
In addition, Freuler proposed a reconstruction situating the Bern predella below Angelico's Rotterdam Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Tu/0Angels (cat. 6), as a private devotional tabernacle, possibly commissioned by a member of the lay ...
Laurence B. Kanter, Pia Palladino, 2005
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The Badia of Florence: Art and Observance in a Renaissance ...
Francis at Arles, predella panel (Berlin), 257–58, 259; and architectural details, 237; The Birth and Vocation ofSt. Nicholas, predella panel, Guidalotti Altarpiece ( Vatican City), 258; The Burial ofthe Virgin, predella panel (Philadelphia), 252; and ...
Anne Leader, 2012
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Giovanni di Francesco and the Master of Pratovecchio:
responds to the parts of the predella below, and since the latter is a continuous strip with no break or space between the three scenes, it mirrors in no way the divisions above. This may make the association improbable, but examples of such ...
Burton B. Fredericksen, 1974
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Italian Renaissance Frames at the V&A
The structure described above sits on the predella, which is constructed like a box, open at the back. Looking from the back it can be seen that the two side pieces of the 'box' sit between the top and bottom. The front of the predella is contained ...
Christine Powell, Zoë Allen, 2010
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Don Nice: The Nature of Art
... Game #2 (1962), 41 American Icon (Red lag) (1994), 170, 171 American Pie ( 1968), 54, 58 American Predella (1983), 138 American Predella #2 (1975), 8 American Predella, Holly Hock (1983) , 86 American Predella, New York (1983) 138, ...
John Paul Driscoll, Don Nice, 2004
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Italian Paintings: Florentine School: A Catalogue of the ...
reconstruction suggested by Steinweg, and dates the predella about 1345 / / L. Serra, in ThiemcBecker, xxvu (1933), p. 27, lists it among works attributed to Pietro da Rimini / / M. Salmi, Dcdalo, XIII (1933), p. 17, note 8, calls it a Florentine work ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Federico Zeri, 1971
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Piero Della Francesca: Artist and Man
the predella chronicle Christ's final moments. Despite the proximity of the confraternity's church to its two hospitals, the church and the altarpiece did not exist for the primary purpose of providing religious services to the patients in the two ...
James R. Banker, 2014
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The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal: Volume 20, 1992
He imitated him in the humility of his clothing and was noted in Florence for always carrying a similar crutch when he went around the city.84 Four saints are depicted in the predella stories; from left to right: Benedict, john the Baptist, Anthony ...
The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1993
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Carved Splendor: Late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern ...
188) 190 Inside of the predella wings (see pl. 183): Descent from the Cross, Entombment of Christ 191 Entombment of Christ, detail 192 The Arrest of Christ 193 Outside of the wings with four scenes from the Passion; top: Christ before the  ...
Rainer Kahsnitz, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREDELLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term predella is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mostra leonardesca, disavventura Expo
... giovane Lorenzo di Credi nella bottega di Verrocchio, e altrettanto si deve dire per lo scomparto di predella del Louvre con l'Annunciazione. «il manifesto, Jul 15»
2
Piero di Cosimo, Uffizi Galleries, Florence — review
While he painted an altarpiece for him that is now in the St Louis Art Museum — its predella is still present — the sequence painted for the ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Siena: City of Secrets, by Jane Tylus
Others are in galleries around the world, such as The Annunciation from the lower predella sections, which is in the National Gallery in London. «Times Higher Education, May 15»
4
Levoča altar has been reconstructed to full splendour
The predella (the platform or step on which an altar stands) was renovated in studios, though. All the works surrounding the altar, from research ... «The Slovak Spectator, May 15»
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Carpaccio: Vittore and Benedetto from Venice to Istria, Palazzo …
... desire; and in the predella below, George resists various fates — including poison and burning — before finally succumbing to beheading. «Financial Times, May 15»
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Demolition of Ultimate Pizza to begin soon
Braintree Deputy Fire Chief Alan Predella suffered a shoulder injury and was taken to South Shore Hospital. There, Predella was treated and ... «Wicked Local Weymouth, Mar 15»
7
Cathedral Basilica echoes 1965
... St. Augustine's Cathedral Basilica open up to shining new wooden pews and Italian marble flooring leading to a marble predella around the ... «St. Augustine Record, Mar 15»
8
Cause Determined in Commercial Street Fire
Deputy Fire Chief Predella sustained a minor shoulder injury and FF Dan Cross suffered an ankle injury at the fire scene. There were no other ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
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Ultimate Pizza fire leaves Weymouth Landing landmark 'a total loss'
Braintree Deputy Fire Chief Alan Predella suffered a shoulder injury and was taken to South Shore Hospital, where he was treated and ... «Wicked Local Braintree, Mar 15»
10
Exhibit on Kahlo, Rivera shines welcome spotlight on Detroit museum
Rivera borrowed from the best, freely adapting forms familiar from religious and Renaissance painting, including a lower register of predella ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»

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