polychromy
Also known as polychrome, multicolored, colourful, multicoloured, colorful, multicolor, Polychromatic
thumb|1883 reconstruction of color scheme of the entablature on a [[Doric temple]]
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- Ancient Near East
- Ancient Egypt
- Classical world
- East Asia
- Medieval
- 17th and 18th centuries
- Porcelain
- 19th century
- Neoclassicism
- 19th century maximalism
- Polychrome brickwork
- Romanian Revival style
- 20th century
- Before World War I
- Modernism
- Postmodernism
- United States
- 21st century
- Polychromatic light
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thumb|1883 reconstruction of color scheme of the entablature on a [[Doric temple]]
Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery, or sculpture in multiple colors.