In art, apendant is one of twopaintings,statues,reliefs or other type of works of art intended as a pair. Typically, pendants are related thematically to each other and are displayed in close proximity. For example, pairs of portraits of married couples are very common, as are symmetrically arranged statues flanking analtar.
Diptych differs from a pendant in that two images, reliefs, etc., are connected by hinges or similar means and cannot be separated.
Pendants may be the work of a single artist or of two artists, who in some instances might be in competition with one another. An example of the latter case is the pairing of the marble groupsThe Triumph of Faith over Idolatry byJean-Baptiste Théodon andReligion Overthrowing Heresy and Hatred byPierre Le Gros the Younger on theAltar of SaintIgnatius of Loyola (1695–1697/98), in theChurch of the Gesù,Rome.
WhenJ. M. W. Turner bequeathed two of his paintings to theNational Gallery in London with the clause that they should in perpetuity hang next to twolandscape paintings byClaude Lorrain, he turned Claude's paintings intode facto pendants, although they were not originally intended as such.[1]
Many historic pendants have been separated over the years.[citation needed]
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