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Antependium of Basel in the Musée de Cluny. The Antependium of Basel is a golden altar frontal donated by emperor Henry II, possibly in the year 1019. It is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Ottonian art. The Antependium is a thin golden plate on an oak wood wood base, 120 cm high and 178 cm wide.
An antependium (from Latin ante-and pendēre, "to hang before"; pl.: antependia), also known as a pulpit fall, [1] parament or hanging, or, when speaking specifically of the hanging for the altar, an altar frontal (Latin: pallium altaris), is a decorative piece, usually of textile, but also metalwork, stone or other material, that can adorn a ...
The altar of the parish church of Gampern, Upper Austria. The altar in the Catholic Church is used for celebrating the Sacrifice of the Mass. [1]The altar, typically centrally located in the sanctuary, is to be the focus of attention in the church. [2]
The panels were initially part of an unknown object in the cathedral that has been variously conjectured to be an antependium or altar front, a throne, door, pulpit, or an ambon; traditionally this conjectural object, and therefore the ivories as a group, has been called the Magdeburg Antependium. This object is believed to have been dismantled ...
The altarpiece of the church, placed behind the altar and the antependium, is a richly decorated piece from the 17th century. The pulpit was also made c. 1600. The church furthermore has two church bells. The larger one is from the 13th century while the smaller one was donated to the church by a former villager who had emigrated to the United ...
The new antependium of the altar, the work of a generous lady artist, was used for the first time on the feast. At the time, Fr. Valens Wienk O.F.M was the parish priest. At the time, Fr. Valens Wienk O.F.M was the parish priest.
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition urging the owners of a chapel-turned bar in a Maryland hotel to abstain from serving liquor from the former high altar.
Location: Taüll, Catalonia, Spain: Shown within Spain. ... Antependium (Altar Frontal) Antependium, MNAC, Barcelona. References This page was last edited on 2 May ...