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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 Pietersz. van de Venne

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, was a versatile Dutch Golden Age painter of allegories, genre subjects, and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book illustrator, designer of political satires, and versifier.

Palette: #A5A49A #3E301A #735B2D #272319 #928757 #564C32 #BCB784 #7D7662

  • Landschap Met Figuren en Een Dorpskermis (1615): #1E1506 #748176 #3A3011 #5B6150 #4D492E #0C0702
  • Schaatsenrijders (1625): #BCB784 #2B2E1A #969362 #6B6B44 #434A2E #4D4424
  • Musicerend Gezelschap (1635): #6E5723 #4D370E #947F46 #362208 #271405
  • Ellenden-Eind (1632): #826C37 #402E21 #634B28 #271F1B #533E27 #B29D5B
  • Zomer (1625): #A6A5A0 #41361E #564D2F #8C908F #221B12 #322114
  • Lente (1625): #A6A49C #463C23 #241E16 #3D2817 #625C45 #837860
  • Herfst (1625): #788185 #A5A5A0 #353B31 #382C1E #5F533A #181511
  • Boerenvastenavond (1625): #BEBDAF #433C39 #282326 #696153 #979788 #17141A

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