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A living archive of how artists work with color across time. Each artist profile scans publicly available works to trace dominant colors, a chromatic fingerprint, and the arc of a palette across a lifetime.A living archive of how artists work with color across time, tracing palettes, fingerprints, and lifetime arcs from public works.

Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.

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Adriaen Brouwer

Adriaen Brouwer was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century. in taverns or rural settings.

Palette: #493215 #322B1C #35210C #19150A #564831 #24180A #785F3D #827960

  • Youth Making a Face (ca. 1632-35): #797669 #504330 #1D1B12 #352F22 #72583F
  • Zelfportret (1630): #4A341A #3A2313 #261C14 #7C6341 #120E08 #382F24
  • Musicerend Gezelschap (1620): #594B36 #352F25 #463B2B #816D4C #98895C
  • De Drinker (1620): #45290B #321D08 #241406 #674616
  • De Roker (1630): #272111 #14140B #4E3F24 #807255
  • De Meesterdronk (1620): #1D1506 #322309 #251B08 #4B3B13
  • Boerendrinkpartij (1620): #453117 #2B2312 #735931 #613618
  • Boerenvechtpartij (1620): #523615 #32200D #765122 #ABA386 #3F2810 #20170A

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