polychromy

(noun)

The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way.

Related Terms

  • white-ground
  • abacus
  • open-air
  • lekythos
  • iconographic
  • chiaroscuro
  • shamanism
  • Parietal Art
  • rib

Examples of polychromy in the following topics:

  • Romanesque Sculpture: Majestat Batlló

    • One of the striking features of the Batlló Majesty, compared to others, is the well-conserved polychromy.
  • Art in Western Europe

    • The artists used polychromy, charcoal, ochre, or haematite to create the images.
  • Paleolithic Cave Paintings

    • The artists used polychromy—charcoal and ochre or haematite—to create the images, often diluting these pigments to produce variations in intensity, creating an impression of chiaroscuro.
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