English Cathedrals - Gloucester Cathedral
English Cathedrals - Gloucester Cathedral - Close-up of Carved figure on reredos. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals. A reredos or raredos is an altarpiece, or a screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images. In French and sometimes in English, this is called a retable; in Catalan a retaule, in Spanish a retablo, etc. It can be made of stone, wood, metal, ivory, or a combination of materials
Picture No
11058946
Media ID
44907109
Size
4329px x 4860px
(12.7MB)
Credit
©The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed Lantern Slide from the Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust
Date
circa 1900
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Altarpiece Cathedrals Close Up Combination Gloucester Iconography Reredos Retable Retablo Retaule Sometimes Usually
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