St Augustine in his Study, predella panel from the Altarpiece of St Mark

Sandro Botticelli Art

St Augustine in his Study, predella panel from the Altarpiece of St Mark #earlyrenaissance

predella

/prɪˈdɛlə/

noun

1. a step or platform on which an altar is placed.

   • a raised shelf above an altar.
   • a painting or sculpture on this, typically forming an appendage to an altarpiece.

     "four predella panels by Botticelli"