- For the character from the Oz series, see Polychrome (fictional character). Polychrome is a fairy and the daughter of the Rainbow. She first appears in The Road to Oz, the fifth of the fourteen Oz books by
Polychrome is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity. Most often, the term is used in conjunction with certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colours. Architectural styles classify Architecture in terms of Form, techniques, Materials, time period region etc Pottery is the Ceramic ware made by potters It also refers to a group of materials that includes Earthenware, Stoneware The word derives from the Greek πολύχρωμος (polychromos), "colourful", from πολύς (polys), "many, much" + χρώμα (chroma), "colour"[1]. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Its opposite is monochrome. Monochrome comes from the Greek μονόχρωμος ( monochromos) meaning “of one color” which is a combination
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In architecture
Classical world
An early example of polychrome decoration was found in the Parthenon atop the Acropolis of Athens. The Parthenon ( Ancient Greek:) is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis The Acropolis of Athens is the best known Acropolis (high city The "Sacred Rock" in the world Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's By the time European antiquarianism took off in the 18th century, however, the paint that had been on classical buildings had completely weathered off. Thus, the antiquarians' and architects' first impressions of these ruins were that classical beauty was expressed only through shape and composition, lacking in robust colours, and it was that impression which informed neo-classical architecture. However, some classicists such as Jacques Ignace Hittorff noticed traces of paint on classical architecture and this slowly came to be accepted. Jacques Ignace Hittorff ( Cologne, August 20, 1792 &ndash March 25, 1867) was a German-born French Architect Such acceptance was later accelerated by observation of minute colour traces by microscopic and other means, enabling less tentative reconstructions than Hittorff and his contemporaries had been able to produce. An example of classical Greek architectural polychrome may be seen in the full size replica of the Parthenon exhibited in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Parthenon in Nashville Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens.
USA
Polychrome building facades later rose in popularity as a way of highlighting certain trim features in Queen Anne architecture in the United States. The Queen Anne Style is a style of architecture, furniture and decoration that reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century manifesting itself in The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The rise of the modern paint industry following the civil war also helped to fuel the (sometimes extravagant) use of multiple colors. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state
The Polychrome facade style faded with the rise of the 20th century's revival movements, which stressed classical colors applied in restrained fashion. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The polychrome movement reappeared in San Francisco, California in the 1970s, to describe and remains popular today on Victorian era houses. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. During the 1970s, multiple polychrome houses in San Francisco earned the endearment 'Painted Ladies', a term that in 2004 is considered kitsch when it is applied to describe all Victorian houses that have been painted with various period colors. Painted Ladies is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kitsch /kɪtʃ/ is a term of German or Yiddish origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior tasteless copy of an existing
John Joseph Earley (1881-1945) developed a "polychrome" process of concrete slab construction and ornamentation that was admired across America. In the Washington metropolitan area, his products graced a variety of buildings - all formed by the staff of the Earley Studio in Rosslyn, Va. The John J. Earley Polychrome Houses in Silver Spring, Maryland, were built in the mid 1930s. The concrete panels were pre-cast with colorful stones and shipped to the lot for on-site assembly. Earley wanted to develop a higher standard of affordable housing after the Depression, but only a handful of the houses were built before he died and written records of his concrete casting techniques were destroyed in a fire. Less well-known, but just as impressive, is the Dr. Fealy Polychrome House that Earley built atop a hill in Southeast Washington, D. C. overlooking the city. His uniquely designed polychrome houses outstanding among prefabricated houses in the country, appreciated for their Art Deco ornament and superb craftsmanship.
In art
Classical world
Some very early polychrome pottery has been excavated on Minoan Crete such as at the Bronze Age site of Phaistos. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Phaistos (Φαιστός also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Phaestus is an ancient city on the Island of Crete [2] In ancient Greece sculptures were painted in strong colours. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The paint was frequently limited to parts depicting clothing, hair, and so on, with the skin left in the natural colour of the stone, but it could also cover sculptures in their totality. The painting of Greek sculpture should not merely be seen as an enhancement of their sculpted form, but has the characteristics of a distinct style of art. For example, the pedimental sculptures from the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina have recently been demonstrated to have been painted with bold and elaborate patterns, depicting, amongst other details, patterned clothing. The Temple of Aphaia (or Aphaea) is located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the Greek island of Aigina, which lies in the Aegina ( Greek: Αίγινα ( Egina) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (30 km from The polychrome of stone statues was paralleled by the use of different materials to distinguish skin, clothing and other details in chryselephantine sculptures, and by the use of different metals to depict lipes, nipples, etc, on high-quality bronzes like the Riace Warriors. Chryselephantine (from Greek χρυσός, chrysós, Gold, and ελεφάντινος, elephántinos, Ivory The Bronzi di Riace ( Italian for "Riace bronzes") are two famous
Baroque Period
Polychromed sculptures were also produced by the Spanish artist Juan Martínez Montañés in the 17th century (Baroque Period). Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Juan Martínez Montañés ( March 16 1568 - June 18 1649) Spanish sculptor, was born at Alcalá la Real in the Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc
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