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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.

Scanning works…

Bartholomeus van der Helst

7 works, 1642 to 1668.

Palette: #18170F #433928 #786642 #A69573 #733F24 #412110 #BFB794 #655E4C

  • Aert van Nes (1626-93). Luitenant-Admiraal (1668): #47402B #10110C #25251A #69522D #9A9074 #777055
  • Geertruida den Dubbelde (1647-84). Echtgenote van Aert van Nes (1668): #2C281C #675D43 #11120F #423A27 #97825A #B2A786
  • Samuel van Lansbergen (O. 1669), Remonstrants Predikant Te Rotterdam (1646): #18180D #6A532C #232014 #AB9365 #8C7144 #49361E
  • Maria Pietersdr de Leest (O. 1652), Echtgenote van Samuel van Lansbergen (1646): #1B1A0F #8E7647 #C3B78C #0F1109 #AF9A6C #534325
  • Egbert Meeuwsz Cortenaer (1605-65), Luitenant-Admiraal der Admiraliteit Op de Maze (1660): #554A38 #3B3128 #664524 #3D281D #0E100B #743415
  • Gerard Andriesz Bicker (1622-66), Heer van Engelenburg. Drost van Muiden (1642): #655E4C #16140F #AD987A #804330 #3C2E1D #443E2D
  • Johan de Liefde (Ca. 1619-73). Vice-Admiraal (1668): #060804 #441F10 #23180C #464231 #746A49 #3A2612

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