polychromy
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Aegean pottery
- In Aegean civilizations: Period of the Early Palaces in Crete (c. 2000–1700)
…red to create a striking polychrome effect. This kind of pottery, which flourished in Crete throughout the time of the first palaces and later (c. 2200 to 1600), is known as Kamáres ware from a sacred cave of that name on Mount Ida, where vases with fine polychrome decoration were…
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Gothic Revival
- In Western architecture: From the 19th to the early 20th century
…remembered today chiefly for the polychromy of his collegiate work at Keble College (1866–86), Oxford, and Rugby School (1868–86), but he was responsible for a range of simple, though no less rigorous and emphatic, country parsonages and churches in Yorkshire, culminating in the group at Baldersby St. James (1855–61), and…
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Japanese visual arts
- In Japanese art: Painting and calligraphy
Polychrome depictions of the patriarch reveal a consummate skill in execution. The eccentric visages of the disciples of the Buddha are found in a set attributed to the painter Ryōzen. They not only convey the persistent Zen fascination with spiritual force found in personality but…
Read More - In Japanese architecture: The Tokugawa, or Edo, period
…Edo, features an abundance of polychrome decorative carving and exaggerated curving lines and is perhaps the quintessence of the floridly decorated, ostentatious form. But much residential architecture also began to feature elaborate decorative carvings on interior and exterior panels and joints.
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Nazca culture
- In Nazca
Nazca pottery is polychrome. Modeling was sometimes employed, particularly in the later phases; it is, however, rather simply done. In the polychrome painting it is not unusual for four or more colours to have been employed. Backgrounds are usually white or red, with designs outlined in black and…
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South Asian jewelry
- In jewelry: Indian
…depicted and the dominance of polychromy indicate the high degree of development attained by the art of jewelry making.
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