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polychrome
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pol·y·chrome  (pl-krm)
adj.
1. Having many or various colors; polychromatic.
2. Made or decorated in many or various colors: polychrome tiles.
n.
An object or a work composed of or decorated in many colors.

polychrome [ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) having various or changing colours; polychromatic
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) made with or decorated in various colours
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a work of art or artefact in many colours
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.polychrome - a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
Verb1.polychrome - color with many colors; make polychrome
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
Adj.1.polychrome - having or exhibiting many colors
colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"


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A time of cultural and political fervor, Spain was experiencing the evolution of a naturalistic style of painting that showcased detail and space in court portraiture, still life, religious themes, and the development of polychrome sculpture.
The essays set this extraordinary surge of artistic expression in the context of Cologne's rich heritage of polychrome sculpture, production of the painting on panel for altarpieces, such as Bartholaus Bruyn the Elder, Anton Woensam, and Master of St.
00 Hardcover N6537 Rubin (Curator of Visual Arts, Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans) and King-Hammond present this collection of the art of Willie Birch, whose large-scale drawings and polychrome sculptures depict a social and ethnic record of African-American culture in New Orleans.
 
 
 
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