altarpiece

/ˈɔltərˌpis/
noun
  1. A work of art, such as a painting or sculpture, placed on or behind an altar in a church.
    • The church's altarpiece depicts the Last Supper in vivid colors.
    • Visitors admired the golden altarpiece in the cathedral's main chapel.
    • Restorers spent months cleaning the medieval altarpiece.
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