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diptych
noun
dip·tych
ˈdip-(ˌ)tik 
1
: a 2-leaved hinged tablet folding together to protect writing on its waxed surfaces
2
: a picture or series of pictures (such as an altarpiece) painted or carved on two hinged tablets
3
: a work made up of two matching parts
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The lithograph diptych is by America Martin and was also sourced through 1stDibs.
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Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2025
The diptych begins with an artist onstage for a public conversation, then floats in and out of internal monologues and exchanges between the artist and his censor.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
In a room at the French consul general’s, a diptych of palms as long-legged as Paris runway models.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Initially, the writer-director had wanted Robert Downey Jr. to play Hobie, a married man who falls for the alluring Melinda (Radha Mitchell) in the lighthearted half of Melinda and Melinda’s comedy-drama diptych.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2025
The diptych begins with an artist onstage for a public conversation, then floats in and out of internal monologues and exchanges between the artist and his censor.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
In a room at the French consul general’s, a diptych of palms as long-legged as Paris runway models.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Initially, the writer-director had wanted Robert Downey Jr. to play Hobie, a married man who falls for the alluring Melinda (Radha Mitchell) in the lighthearted half of Melinda and Melinda’s comedy-drama diptych.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Diptych.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diptych. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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