This painting belongs to a group of works titled, Altarpieces, which were the last part of the series, Paintings for the Temple. Along with Group X, Altarpiece, no 3 (also displayed in this exhibition), and Group X, Altarpiece, no 2  (not displayed), these three works were meant to be displayed in the sanctuary, or the innermost part of the temple, as the most significant part of the series. af Klint outlined her ideas for the temple in a notebook dated 1930-1931, sketching a nearly round, three-level building connected by a spiral staircase that visitors would proceed upwards in order to view paintings from the series. She imagined that the building would resonate with "a certain power and calm."* The ‘pyramid’ shape, a perfect equilateral triangle, in this painting, in connection with spiritual meanings of the colors used within it, demonstrate af Klint’s profound connection to the two worlds.