Polychrome is the use of multiple colors in architecture, sculpture, or other art forms. The term comes from Greek words meaning "many colors." Most often it refers to Gothic, Art Nouveau, or Renaissance styles that use varied colors. Examples can be found in churches around Poland, including the Franciscan Church in Opole which contains well-preserved 16th century polychrome paintings and fragments in its chapels and on walls. The Brzeg Polychrome Route also features several medieval churches with rediscovered Gothic-era polychrome artworks.

2.  Polychrome is one of the terms used to
describe the use of multiple colors in
one entity. It has also been defined as
"The practice of decorating architectural
elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of
colors."
 Most often, the term is used in
conjunction with certain styles of
architecture, pottery or sculpture in
multiple colours.

3.  The word polychrome derives from
the Greek πολύχρωμος (polychrom
os), "colourful", from πολύς (polys),
"many, much" + χρῶμα (chroma),
"color."

4. Polychrome examples: Gothic

5. Polychrome examples: Art
Nouveau
 http://panoramy.zbooy.pl/360/show.html?p=krako
w-kosciol-franciszkanow-hdr&t=32&lang=p

6. Polychrome examples: Art
Nouveau

7. Polychrome examples: Art
Nouveau

8. Polychrome examples: Art
Nouveau

9. Polychrome examples: Art
Nouveau

10. The Franciscan Church of the Holy Trinity
in with the most interesting examples of
polychrome in Opole

11. Franciscan church i
n Opole the chapel
of St. Anne with
polychrome from
XVI century
The coat of arms
of Opole Piast
Dynasty

12. The history of the Church of the Holy
Trinity in Opole.
The church is situated in the very centre of
the city and makes one complex with the
Franciscan monastery. The
original Gothic structure of Franciscan
church in Opole underwent changes in
history, according to changing styles in
architecture. The
biggest changes occurred in the Baroque
period. The chancel is Gothic, the nave
inside has baroque
influences. Conservation works have
greatly contributed to restoring gothic
elements of the church.The temple has the
form of a three-aisled hall (body) with a

13. Polychrome in
the
Franciscan
Church in
Opole.

14. Currently, the insidings of the temple come mostly
from the 1950s of the twentieth century and refer
to the late Renaissance and Baroque
patterns . The author of the interior concept was
father Dr Edward Frankiewicz (1905-1990), art
historian and researcher of the history of
Franciscans in Silesia, who administered the
restoration works, when the
Franciscans returned here after World War II.

15. Polychrome in the
Franciscan Church
in Opole.

18. Polychrome in
Franciscan Church in
Opole

19. On the south wall of
the body, the right of
the entrance to
the St. Anne chapel,
the can be
seen fragments of
polychrome, exposed
during the recent
work
conservation. You can
recognize two
angels supporting
the drapes,
the central scene is
illegible.

20. Polychrome in the
Franciscan Church in
Opole

21. Polychrome in Franciscan Church

22. Women preparing for
the restoration of
polychrome paintings

24. Church
in Bierdzany - an
antique wooden chu
rch of St.
NicholasHedwig.
The church was
built in 1711. It was
built in Baroque
style and in 1961
paintings with
biblical themes were
discovered during
the renovation of the

26. Brzeg Polychrome Route
 On the 53 km long route there are 14 churches
mostly 600 years old country temples with around
20 medieval polychrome paintings.
 During the Protestant Reformation initiated by
Martin Luther in the 16th century the polychrome
paintings were covered with plater to adjust the
interior to the ideas of reformation.
 They were rediscovered recently and the best
preserved Gothic examples are the polychrome in
Małujowice, Strzelniki, Pogorzela i Krzyżowice.

27. Brzeg Polychrome Route

28. Brzeg: The Holy Cross Church

29. Brzeg: The Holy Cross Church
Example
of illusion
polychro
me

30. Brzeg: The Holy Cross Church

31. Brzeg Polychrome Route

32. Brzeg Polychrome Route
Kościół in Małujowicach (360 degrees panorama)
 http://panoramy.zbooy.pl/360/show.html?max=1&
p=malujowice-kosciol-wnetrze-1&lang=p&t=32

33. Brzeg Polychrome Route

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