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Lotta perpetua
Nicola Bertoglio
Photography - 50 x 81 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$396
Seme dischiuso
Nicola Bertoglio
Photography - 50 x 81 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$396
Empty space
Tatyana Podmarkova
Painting - 220 x 370 x 3 cm Painting - 86.6 x 145.7 x 1.2 inch
$21,498
À fleur de peau
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,527
Les trois grâces
Alexandre Moore Rockefeller
Painting - 120 x 120 x 0.6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$7,921
Eros und Thanatos
William Mountgoaten
Painting - 160 x 200 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 1 inch
$10,185
Set of two Madame
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 90 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,224
La Caverna Magnetica
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 146 x 228 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 89.8 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
"Ciel intérieur" abstrait acrylique poudre de marbre diptyque châssis lin livré caisse en bois coût coutant
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 116 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
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The bird catching the waves
Yaz Tazi
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$937
Dans le secret des bois
Antoine Josse
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Lukisan 2, Jathilan, Woven Bamboo Horse Dance, Series 1
Kusbudiyanto
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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Lukisan 1, Jathilan, Woven Bamboo Horse Dance, Series 1
Kusbudiyanto
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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Two Lines 2
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.8 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
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Live and death, Set of 2
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
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Yes No.1 - inspired by Yoko Ono (2 pieces)
Bea Garding Schubert
Painting - 89.9 x 59.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.5 inch
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The heavenly blessings
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 2 inch
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Once Twice Landscape
Ronald Hunter
Painting - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
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Once Twice Landscape
Ronald Hunter
Painting - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
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Whisperers (dyptique)
Antony Squizzato
Painting - 81 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
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Insoumise et fidèle (diptyque)
Jean-Pierre Petit
Painting - 80 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 0.8 inch
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Blissful myth (Diptych)
Tommaso Fattovich
Painting - 152.4 x 243.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 60 x 95.9 x 0 inch
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The way I see it 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 81.3 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 32 x 20 x 2 inch
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Sea is a continual miracle (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Playful Garden I (Diptych)
Daniela Marin
Painting - 140 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 94.5 x 0 inch
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Mirror Conversations 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1 inch
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Poetry of life - diptych 2
Linda Coppens
Painting - 100 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 1.6 inch
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Sunset on the beach 03
Inès V. Fortuny
Painting - 110 x 220 x 35 cm Painting - 43.3 x 86.6 x 13.8 inch
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New sunset on the beach
Inès V. Fortuny
Painting - 100 x 200 x 35 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 13.8 inch
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Rêve d'orient de sable et de mer
Frappis
Painting - 50 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
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Les jumelles
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 120 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch
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Huge abstract perfectly imperfect II (Diptych)
Susan Wooler
Painting - 119.9 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch
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A Delicate Balance Mixed Media Diptych, Abstract Painting
Madonna Phillips
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch
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Lilas Citron Absinthe # Douce Étreinte
Jérôme Tham Vo My
Painting - 140 x 220 x 3.8 cm Painting - 55.1 x 86.6 x 1.5 inch
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Lucha and Boys, Boys, Pride (Diptych)
Celso Castro
Painting - 49.5 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
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One who's two
Prisca Akua Kwaning
Painting - 115 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
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Poussière d'ombres, diptyque
Dan Barichasse
Painting - 110 x 160 x 9 cm Painting - 43.3 x 63 x 3.5 inch
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Diptych Artworks
Think that triptychs and diptychs are only religious artworks? Not at all! Two-piece artworks can be made in all kinds of media such as painting, drawing or photography. In modern and contemporary art, some works are imagined and arranged in two parts. Artists also create optical illusions which imitate diptychs by splitting the painting in two. Thanks to these two part artworks, these works of art will bring depth and volume to your interior. Since Andy Warhol's famous 'Marilyn Diptych', duo works have never been out of fashion
A diptych ("di" meaning two and "ptyche" meaning fold in Greek) is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Diptychs are usually 2D works composed of 2 pieces. They are completed in a variety of media including painting, photography and drawing, and also represent all types of subject matter including, portraits, landscapes and abstract art.
Diptychs have been a popular art form amongst artists for centuries. Generally there is a link between the panels, where subjects often engage with or look at each other from the two sections. Alternatively, it could depict a single work that is continued across the two parts. This means the diptych could provide two alternative viewpoints of a single scene, or share the same color and composition but show two different themes. In art history, the diptych was used to present certain scenarios. These were often scenes of marriage (husband and wife on different panels), life and death or wealth and poverty.
In modern and contemporary art, some works are imagined and arranged in two. Artists also create “trompes l'oeil" (literally means “deceive the eye") which are optical illusions that imitate diptychs by splitting the painting in two. This can be as simple as applying a straight line through the centre of the work. In Late Antiquity, "consular diptychs" were made to mark an individual's election as Roman consul. These were created in wood, ivory or metal.
The diptych was additionally used in early Christian literature to tell stories of saints, Christ and the Virgin Mary. The form facilitated the transportation of these stories, since it could be closed like a book to preserve its interior.
Diptychs were additionally present in classical and modern art (of the 20th century). However, very few old pieces of this art form survived, and those that did are kept in the most renowned museums worldwide.
In 1935, King Richard II commissioned the Wilton Diptych, a small portable diptych and extremely rare Medieval religious painting from England. It is now in the National Gallery in London. Measuring 53 x 37 cm, the Baltic oak panels depict a kneeling Richard II on one panel, praying to the Virgin Mary on the other.
The Louvre has the Diptych of Jean Carondelet in its possession, which was created by Jean Gossaert in 1517. The diptych is a work of private devotion, yet underlines the Flemish painter's talent for portraiture. Jean Carondelet is shown praying towards the right panel where an image of the Virgin Mary is also painted. However, unlike the Wilton Diptych, this is actually a double diptych as the back of the piece is painted with a coat of arms and a skull (vanitas).
Alternatively, one of the most famous diptychs only dates back to 1962, and was completed by Pop art master, Andy Warhol. His famous “Marilyn Diptych" shows two serigraphs: one in color and one in black and white. According to the Tate, this “evokes [Marilyn Monroe's] ubiquitous presence in the media. The contrast of vivid colour with black and white, and the effect of fading in the right panel are suggestive of the star's mortality."
Discover the art of the diptych in all its forms with this unique selection from Artsper! Uncover the abstract painting of Tommaso Fattovich, the quirky messages of Agnès Thurnauer, the vibrant compositions of Novi Lim, the enchanting colors of Ron Halfant, the maritime views of Ana Hefco or the meditative photographs of Serge Hamad.