diptych
/ˈdɪptɪk/
noun
- A painting or carving made on two separate panels that are hinged together, often used as an altarpiece or artwork.
- She bought a small diptych at the art fair, with one panel depicting a forest and the other a river.
- The artist created a modern diptych that contrasted city life with nature.
- The museum displayed a beautiful medieval diptych showing scenes from the life of a saint.
- A pair of related things, especially in literature or film, that are presented together as a set.
- The director's two films form a diptych about love and loss.
- The novel is a diptych, with the first half set in the past and the second in the present.
- The photographer's exhibition was a diptych of portraits showing people before and after a life-changing event.