The finer ones brought relatively higher prices, and such prints as the great triptychs and still larger compositions by Kiyonaga, Eishi, Toyokuni, Utamaro, and other leading artists could never have been very cheap.
Where shall we look for anything finer than Eishi's wonderful series with the chocolate background, or his triptychsof the Prince Genji series?
But also he created a new type of design--that which found expression in the great diptychs and triptychs that stand as the triumphs of colour-printing.
They are adapted to the huge Renaissance churches then erected, as the smaller triptychs of the 15th century were adapted to the smaller Gothic altars.
In order to understand it we must remember that triptychs were usually kept closed on the altar, and that the picture which first met the eye was that which occupies the outer shutters.
About the same period was also reared the Marien Kirche, enriched with bronze sacrament-house, old German triptychs and fine painted glass.
The Assumption of the Madonna[4] is suited to its surroundings; it is in keeping with the Gothic structure and decorations, and in companionship with old triptychs and other works which carry the mind back to remote ages.
But so completely attractive are the separate figures and the great sweeping curves of his best work that these triptychs are nevertheless delightful productions--more striking than many a subtler composition.
For triptychs and pillar-prints, a much larger and heavier mount is required than in the case of ordinary sheets.
Only the most perfectly matched triptychs can in any case dispense with the necessity of narrow strips left in the mat to cover the junction-edges of the sheets.
His pillar-prints are very rare; histriptychs are generally notable.
There exists an unfortunate collector who proudly brought back from Japan one hundred and nineteen triptychs by this artist.
Yeisho's triptychs are merely three sheets placed side by side with only a rudimentary attempt at unification.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "triptychs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
