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Definition of Polychromy
1. n. The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way.
Definition of Polychromy
1. Noun. The art or practice of combining different colors, especially brilliant ones, in an artistic way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polychromy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polychromy
Literary usage of Polychromy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Connoisseur by Bonnell Thornton, George Colman, Mr Town, George Lyttelton Lyttelton (1902)
"... the purple mantles, the faithful polychromy of the oriental carpets, the limpid
colouring of the eyes—all this photography will never be able to render. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"... variety of the Primrose, Primula polychromy vulgaris, cultivated in gardens
for its variously coloured gay-looking flowers. ..."
3. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1884)
"polychromy. We have now studied Mesopotamian sculpture in its favourite themes,
in its principal conventions, and in the fluctuations of its taste and ..."
4. An Historical Inquiry Into the True Principles of Beauty in Art, More by James Fergusson (1849)
"polychromy. Till within the last few years, it was a disputed point whether or
not the Greeks painted the exteriors of their temples: sufficient remains of ..."
5. Dædalus: Or, The Causes and Principles of the Excellence of Greek Sculpture by Edward Falkener (1860)
"We must not be surprised then if in their iconic- polychromy they meet - with
detractors : for if men have not a correct taste in their own minds, ..."
6. The Discoveries in Crete and Their Bearing on the History of Ancient by Ronald Montagu Burrows (1907)
"The chefs d'oeuvre of polychromy, such as the water-lily cup,1 seemed to him
fanciful and arbitrary in their colouring, and offended his taste. ..."
7. Catalogue of the Michigan State Library: United States Documents, State by Michigan State Library (1898)
"Collignon, M., polychromy in Greek statuary. — Powell, JW, Relation of primitive
peoples to environment, illustrated by American examples. ..."
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