Triptych Collection (#5)

Project for a triptych. Creator: Ary Scheffer
Project for a triptych

Sketch for the town hall of the 6th arrondissement: Equality. Freedom. Fraternity. c1887. Creator: Henri Leopold Levy
Sketch for the town hall of the 6th arrondissement: Equality. Freedom. Fraternity. , c1887

Sketch for the dining room of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: The hunt. Abundance. Fishing, 1891-1892

The work of a drop of milk at the Belleville Dispensary (triptych), 1903. Creator: Henry Jules Jean Geoffroy
The work of a drop of milk at the Belleville Dispensary (triptych), 1903

Picture of Hideyoshi and his Five Wives Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Higashiyama... Japan, c.1803/04
Picture of Hideyoshi and his Five Wives Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Higashiyama (Taiko gosai rakuto yukan no zu), Japan, c. 1803/04

Captain Matsuzaki Bravely Fights at the Great Battle of Songhwan (Seikan no Gekissen... 1894)
Captain Matsuzaki Bravely Fights at the Great Battle of Songhwan (Seikan no Gekissen, Matsuzaki Taii funyu no zu), Japan, 1894

True View of the Foreign Buildings along the Waterfront Seen from the Yokohama Wharves... c. 1875
True View of the Foreign Buildings along the Waterfront Seen from the Yokohama Wharves (Yokohama hatoba yori kaigandori ijinkan no shinzu), c. 1875

Siva Dance: Triptych of Seated Single Figures, 1890/91. Creator: John La Farge
Siva Dance: Triptych of Seated Single Figures, 1890/91

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the... c1800/01
Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)", Japan, c. 1800/01

Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right)... c. 1792. Creator: Shunsho
Three Komuso Monks: The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro V) as Kudo Suketsune (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro Sukenari (center), and Ichikawa Omezo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune (left)

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (ce, ... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho)
The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (center), and Bando Mitsugoro I as Yakambei (left)

The Actors Nakajima Mihoemon II as Fujiwara no Shihei, Minister of the Left (center, in... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho)
The Actors Nakajima Mihoemon II as Fujiwara no Shihei, Minister of the Left (center, in the carriage), Ichikawa Ebizo III as Matsuo-maru (center, kneeling on the ground)

The Actors Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi (?) or Otae (?) (right), Ichikawa Danjuro V as... c. 1778. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi (?) or Otae (?) (right), Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Heidayu Kunitae (?) (center), and Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Oyuki ()

Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu... 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu)
Sketch of a Copperplate Print of the City of Washington (Amerika shu no uchi washintonfu no kei doban no utsushi), 1861. [Americans seen through Japanese eyes]

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow... c. 1844. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru), c. 1844

The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu), 1860. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu), 1860. Detail from a larger artwork

The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu), 1860. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu), 1860. Detail from a larger artwork

Three Young Dreamers, c. 1760. Creator: Torii Kiyohiro
Three Young Dreamers, c. 1760. Detail from a larger artwork

Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89. Detail from a larger artwork

Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89. Detail from a larger artwork

The Army and Navy Attack and Capture Weihaiwei (Ikaiei rikukaigun kogeki senryo zu), Japan, 1895. Detail from a larger artwork

Drying Clothes (Monohoshi), Japan, c. 1790. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Drying Clothes (Monohoshi), Japan, c. 1790. Detail from a larger artwork

Iris Garden, c. 1781/89. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Iris Garden, c. 1781/89. Detail from a larger artwork

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Visiting a temple dedicated to Fudo, c. 1780/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Visiting a temple dedicated to Fudo, c. 1780/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns, c. 1780/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine, 1786. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine, 1786. Detail from a larger artwork

Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine, 1786. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine, 1786. Detail from a larger artwork

Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine, 1786. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine, 1786. Detail from a larger artwork

Picnic Party at Hagidera, c. 1785/95. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Picnic Party at Hagidera, c. 1785/95. Women and children relax on a day out: trying to catch a cricket to put in a cage; smoking a kiseru, playing the shamisen. Detail from a larger artwork

Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801. Detail from a larger artwork

Minamoto Yorimitsu in Mount Ashigara (Minomoto Yorimitsu Ashigarayama iri no zu), 1861. Creator: Yoshitsuya
Minamoto Yorimitsu in Mount Ashigara (Minomoto Yorimitsu Ashigarayama iri no zu), 1861. Detail from a larger artwork

The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki), c. 1800. Creator: Eishosai Choki
The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki), c. 1800. Detail from a larger artwork

The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki), c. 1800. Creator: Eishosai Choki
The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki), c. 1800. Detail from a larger artwork

The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki), c. 1800. Creator: Eishosai Choki
The Front Room of the Naniwaya (Naniwaya misesaki), c. 1800. Detail from a larger artwork

Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795. Detail from a larger artwork

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans lighting pipes, putting on make up. Detail from a larger artwork

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans making tea. Detail from a larger artwork

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans sleeping. Detail from a larger artwork

Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches, c. 1795. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches, c. 1795. Detail from a larger artwork

The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu), 1860. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
The Interior of the Gankiro in Yokohama (Yokohama Gankiro mikomi no zu), 1860. Detail from a larger artwork

Three Young Dreamers, c. 1760. Creator: Torii Kiyohiro
Three Young Dreamers, c. 1760. Detail from a larger artwork

Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Returning from a Poetry Gathering, Japan, c. 1785/89. Detail from a larger artwork

The Army and Navy Attack and Capture Weihaiwei (Ikaiei rikukaigun kogeki senryo zu), Japan, 1895. Detail from a larger artwork

The Army and Navy Attack and Capture Weihaiwei (Ikaiei rikukaigun kogeki senryo zu), Japan, 1895. Detail from a larger artwork

Drying Clothes (Monohoshi), Japan, c. 1790. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Drying Clothes (Monohoshi), Japan, c. 1790. Detail from a larger artwork

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"Triptych: A Journey Through Art and History" Step into the world of art as we explore the captivating concept of triptychs. From Paolo Uccello's iconic masterpiece "The Battle of San Romano" in 1456, where vibrant colors bring a historical battle to life, to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's intense portrayal of "Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice" in 1885, depicting the power struggle between good and evil. Travel further through time and immerse yourself in Hieronymus Bosch's enigmatic "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " an oil on panel from 1490-1500 that invites viewers to unravel its mysterious symbolism. In contrast, Gabriella Licudi shines brightly in Don Levy's film "Herostratus" (1967), showcasing the versatility of triptychs beyond traditional paintings. Edward VIII dons his majestic Coronation robes, reminding us of royal grandeur captured forever in this three-paneled composition. Religious devotion takes center stage with a tempera on panel triptych portraying the Virgin Mary and an exquisite Adoration scene by Hugo van der Goes. Rogier Van der Weyden's emotional depiction of Christ Appearing to His Mother evokes profound empathy. Stephan Paumgartner becomes Saint George himself in a left panel from the Paumgartner Altarpiece, while Alexander Nevsky stands tall as he triumphs over Swedish forces on river Neva - both immortalized within these artistic triptychs. But it doesn't end there; even everyday objects like RMS Queen Bermuda dressing table by Furness Line find their place among these diverse compositions. And finally, let us not forget Raymond Briggs' poignant graphic novel "When The Wind Blows, " which uses this format to tell a powerful story about nuclear war. Through centuries and across cultures, triptychs have been windows into history, spirituality, human emotions, and even contemporary issues.