1. the practice or art of painting or decorating something with multiple colors
Usage: often used in art history and restoration contexts

1. to paint or decorate (an object, sculpture, or surface) with multiple colors
Usage: present participle of polychrome

Examples

• The museum's restoration team is polychroming the ancient Greek statue to reveal its original vibrant appearance.
• Polychroming was a common technique in medieval manuscript illumination.
• The artist spent months polychroming the wooden carousel horses with intricate designs.
• Evidence suggests that classical sculptures underwent extensive polychroming in antiquity.
• Modern polychroming of historical artifacts requires careful research and conservation expertise.
• The cathedral's interior features polychroming on the ceiling frescoes that dates back to the Renaissance.