Polyptych
![Opened view of the Ghent Altarpiece: Jan van Eyck (1432). There is a different view when the wings are closed.](/Images/godic/202502/03/Eyck.hubert.lamb.750pix4009.jpg")
A polyptych (/ˈpɒlɪptɪk/ POL-ip-tik; Greek: poly- "many" and ptychē "fold") is a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels. Specifically, a "diptych" is a two-part work of art; a "triptych" is a three-part work; a tetraptych or quadriptych has four parts; pentaptych five; hexaptych six; heptaptych (or septych in Latin) seven; and octaptych eight parts.