reredos
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thumb|300px|right|Reredos depicting the Immaculate Conception. Portuguese, 17th century. Santarém, Portugal
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thumb|300px|right|Reredos depicting the Immaculate Conception. Portuguese, 17th century. Santarém, Portugal
A reredos ( , , ) is a large altarpiece, a screen, or decoration placed behind the altar in a church. It often includes religious images.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “reredos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.