predella


 * __predella__:** the platform or step on which an [|altar] stands. In painting, predella refers to the paintings or sculptures running along the frame at the bottom of an [|altarpiece].

Andrea di Cione, Enthroned Christ with Saints, from the Strozzi Alterpiece, Strozzi Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, 1354-1357. Tempera and gold on wood.