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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 van Ostade

10 works, 1625 to 1672.

Palette: #241D10 #120F09 #41351D #684D24 #594F32 #867653 #45301A #90938A

  • De Schaatsenrijders': Boerengezelschap in Interieur (1650): #18120B #2E200E #402F15 #5B4521 #0C0B07 #7D6639
  • Het Dansende Paar (1625): #1F180A #574929 #151107 #372C14 #877651
  • Schildersatelier (1670): #100C06 #23190B #32240E #493415 #6C572E #8F8C6F
  • Rustende Reizigers (1671): #0F0D07 #251E10 #3A361E #584A2D #4C2E18 #36200F
  • De Kwakzalver (1648): #201A0E #0E0C07 #383623 #8C8F8E #646560 #433118
  • Een Bakker Blazend Op Zijn Hoorn (1630): #281F0E #A88E4E #12100A #795E29 #59421A #423115
  • De Vrolijke Boer (1630): #31261B #6C4E26 #4C3720 #926831 #1C1714
  • De Visvrouw (1672): #232013 #413A20 #87835F #625A36 #745424 #13130D
  • Portret van Een Geleerde (1665): #1F1C10 #0E0E09 #83775E #48311F #60543C #A4A07F
  • Portret van Een Jongen (1640): #4B3D29 #1D1A17 #31221B #402D1E #92744B #655033

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