Framed Tryptych Paintings
Triptych art uses three panels or images together to form a connected image. These may be connected purely by style or may be a shot of one image divided into three. Framed triptych artwork spans a huge range of styles and actually originated from the Middle Ages. Modern examples often use photography to create landscapes or similar styles.
Religious imagery can be reproduced as Framed triptych art, allowing the viewer to bring otherwise unreachable artwork into the house. Early Christian art often used the triptych to create alter paintings and screens. Madonna and Child Triptych from the Vatican collection shows Renaissance images from Catholicism.
Floral artwork is also popular in the style of framed triptych art pieces. The three-fold image draw the viewer’s focus from picture to picture, encouraging them to travel throughout each of the three paintings or photos, whether these are individual blooms or garden landscapes. Summer Garden Triptych by T. C. Chiu shows different views of a garden, completing with swans, roses and irises. Hydrangea Stem Trio by Steven N. Meyers gives the impression of a botanical study of the individual flowers.
Black and white photography is popular in the style of framed triptych artwork because of the uniformity that the medium allows. The photographer can choose the correct lenses, filters and post-production to ensure that all three pictures follow the same style. Views of New York by Henri Silberman brings together two popular styles in contemporary culture – photography and city landscapes. Other pieces include Brooklyn Bridge by Bettman-Corbis and Our National Parks by Ansel Adams.