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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.

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Rossetti's palette burns with medieval intensity — deep crimson, gold, and emerald green. His women emerge from backgrounds of saturated pattern and jewel-like color.

Palette: #6F5438 #D5BF9F #A88E69 #141311 #794422 #987145 #945929 #BD8C4E

  • David (1858-64): #191818 #83723E #CBA983 #493425 #775845 #98944B
  • The Adoration (1858-64): #625A4B #906D4B #4C3D39 #CAB698 #B08A61 #735A46
  • King David (1858-64): #2E211E #71492D #C99851 #B23324 #3A2013 #8F281E
  • Study of a Man Smoking a Long Pipe (ca. 1849): #C7C6BA #90855F #B5AE91 #655936 #41371C #271F0E
  • Ecce Ancilla Domini! (the Annunciation) (1849-50): #969181 #6C614E #536575 #948565 #79573B #892530
  • Beata Beatrix (ca. 1864-70): #534027 #2E341E #362E21 #24241D #7D654B #6A3821
  • Sancta Lilias (1874): #9B7C41 #653D2A #956F4E #7C4B30 #63502B #825C29
  • Monna Pomona (1864): #38382B #445449 #BA9E83 #5B402E #2B2922 #8F7356
  • The Beloved (‘the Bride’) (1865): #BE997C #764C32 #8A795B #59662E #313F2C #4B2E1F
  • Monna Vanna (1866): #7F6042 #2C2C24 #A0835E #C1A888 #5F462F #493626
  • Aurelia (Fazio’s Mistress) (1863-73): #BDA481 #3C2817 #573118 #231810 #957853 #705634
  • Paolo and Francesca da Rimini (1855): #5C4F42 #676B5C #7D6247 #A98C5D #46352D #5B422D
  • The Blue Closet (1857): #4D3832 #302C2A #795947 #592926 #342120 #7C3B35
  • The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra (1857): #51483F #7C6547 #6A6557 #A98856 #604532 #96866F
  • The Tune of the Seven Towers (1857): #53473D #795E48 #434A52 #A18B6D #5E614F #99533E
  • The Chapel Before the Lists (1857-64): #453938 #654139 #94694A #834439 #776C3A #2E3034
  • The Damsel of Sanct Grael (1857): #587643 #5F5F4D #895437 #907554 #BBA076 #66503E
  • The Heart of the Night (Mariana in the Moated Grange) (1862): #130707 #72592D #4C3519 #2E160C #210C0A #3B230D
  • Lucrezia Borgia (1860): #8C7657 #483D2F #69553D #2C2925 #6B4635 #AF9C7E
  • The Passover in the Holy Family (1856): #453A28 #DEC8A0 #7F613E #5A6D3C #27231E #3B4829
  • Arthur’s Tomb (1860): #565B50 #3F444C #917B58 #B3A984 #697F4D #858672
  • Dantis Amor (1860): #8C6D42 #28333A #3D4C5E #47433A #74674C #6F4B24
  • Roman de la Rose (1864): #D1C09B #4F4537 #CBA064 #9F6542 #755D43 #3C4442
  • St Catherine (1857): #563B24 #3C271E #3D3721 #5D1B23 #9A2736 #825E37
  • The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1848): #867F69 #45432F #81563C #72888E #80362B #5F5E4B
  • Proserpine (1874): #222D27 #2D301F #281C0F #191C16 #3E5348 #927951
  • Dante’s Vision of Rachel and Leah (1855): #445A45 #574648 #7D7B5C #B0A07E #A0A457 #866A69
  • Dante’s Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice (1856): #59503C #373732 #3D5340 #6E6C5D #7D6B4C #948E77
  • Mary in the House of St John (1859): #352D26 #1D1D1B #6E2C1D #582B21 #7B4423 #41251E
  • St George and Princess Sabra (1862): #39201F #882C17 #5B2022 #6F1B20 #6E3828 #A84C12
  • Woman in Yellow (1863): #D8B470 #B99558 #D9BA94 #9F7C4D #7D6748
  • How Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival Were Fed with the Sanct Grael; but Sir Percival’s Sister Died by the Way (1864): #BC814D #6C4732 #A28A6A #7A6142 #934B3D #494533
  • Joan of Arc (1864): #4A362C #6A4B32 #A57B4D #835A35 #2E2824
  • Mrs Vernon Lushington (1865): #3A3022 #BE9866 #E4C897 #505948 #25231F #96784E
  • Proserpine (1882): #2E3927 #808B72 #824224 #4B5C43 #75663F #B7B59E
  • A Vision of Fiammetta (1878): #6B1B1B #8D362C #B0937F #323029 #451112 #47291C
  • Before the Battle (1858): #493E2F #B68756 #AB4C39 #272428 #673B2C #82382C
  • Blanzifiore Alternative Title: Snowdrops (1873): #331717 #EFD8BA #492017 #C39A6B #1F1419 #61381E
  • Fra Angelico Painting: #1B2420 #583F2F #37322A #8C654A #342619 #FAE9D0
  • Giotto Painting Dante's Portrait (1852): #161712 #614D28 #2E3029 #CEBB8D #EFE6CC #93773A
  • Giotto Painting the Portrait of Dante (1852): #E5D0B6 #423129 #75563D #A08263 #BEA282 #513420
  • Girl Singing to a Lute (June): #715E42 #B69A6A #997845 #DBC9AA #524A3F
  • Joan of Arc (1882): #6E2315 #531A15 #CE957C #9B4220 #1A1215 #80523E
  • Mary Nazarene (1857): #4D7256 #384E51 #6F7665 #7A8E54 #A1987D #A3AB5E
  • Proserpine (1874): #586655 #899385 #364537 #263129 #E8CEA8 #BCB59C
  • Proserpine (1882): #2F3A28 #8A957D #834425 #786943 #4E6048 #DEBD9B
  • Salutation of Beatrice ((188): #7E604D #534141 #AE8973 #2D1C20 #58352A #CFAA90
  • 愛の杯 (1867): #842616 #BD9F75 #693911 #8C582A #8B6E43 #5E1208
  • Title Qs:p1476,en:"dante Gabriel Rossetti "Label Qs:len,"dante Gabriel Rossetti (1871): #23201B #131715 #3D2B1F #513422 #694428 #D1AD78
  • Proserpina (1874): #828C53 #EFC77C #6C250C #0E0F05 #3A411F #561B08
  • Study for `Giotto Painting the Portrait of Dante (1852): #C9B89B #9E876B #765E47 #2C1E14 #513C2C #140A06
  • La Donna della Fiamma (1870): #83451C #B07339 #C8A168 #623016 #8F5D33 #EBCB9A
  • Rosso Vestita [Dressed in Red] (1850): #975F21 #772922 #75502E #402823 #EDD9B3 #593323
  • A Persian Youth (1865): #D8BE8D #26241A #A97939 #CCA869 #91875A #4A432F
  • Beata Beatrix (1877): #B59868 #49331C #86683C #363215 #2E2111 #7D4C1C
  • Morning Music (1867): #B0905C #492008 #7E451A #351205 #62330F #D7BE93
  • The Boat of Love (1877): #6C512F #906F3A #493622 #B4935B #D5B784 #332516
  • Sir Galahad at the Ruined Chapel (1858): #2F2B2B #A68A55 #DAC376 #9B4626 #70311F #B86535
  • The Laboratory (1849): #4E3B29 #AC8654 #F3E8D1 #705F41 #31241A #887958
  • Love's Greeting (1861): #313022 #786236 #1E211C #A8945A #15130E #504327
  • The Merciless Lady (1865): #5C7256 #A56034 #7D6B36 #C8884A #727E4E #7D4926
  • Before the Battle: #A24836 #B48859 #2F2929 #624534 #75372A #4B4835
  • Passover in the Holy Family: Gathering Bitter Herbs (1856): #3B2B28 #3D1F1C #DEC3B8 #6E4136 #A38271 #63574F
  • The Quest of the Holy Grail (1855): #6F624D #B79B67 #94886C #52463B #8F7547 #41372F
  • Hist, Said Kate the Queen (1851): #E8CA7F #565656 #C0984E #482C19 #6A5039 #A77734
  • Louisa Ruth Herbert (1858): #6C3F1C #332A10 #2B1D06 #9B612E #CC985D #46280D
  • Regina Cordium (1866): #D6BCA0 #C09959 #AB3A17 #484612 #A18264 #64330F
  • Blue Silk Dress (Jane Morris) (1868): #07110D #641809 #082625 #933A1B #2B1306 #CBA66B
  • Marigolds (the Bower Maiden, Fleur-De-Marie) (1874): #886A3D #345A4B #223F1F #080905 #57461D #C7A67C
  • Dante's Dream on the Day of the Death of Beatrice (Predella (1880): #5D3E22 #362719 #7B3A18 #3C230C #926D52 #A7633D
  • Dante's Dream on the Day of the Death of Beatrice (Predella (1880): #332719 #86482A #5E2F17 #452A15 #52422D #785D46
  • Dante's Dream on the Day of the Death of Beatrice (1880): #4C301A #332E1D #6F3E24 #AB7E37 #321C0B #5D5842
  • Tobias in the House of His Father and Mother: #87522C #B58247 #0D1215 #CCB282 #78232F #A23030
  • The Two Mothers (1857): #43402D #171B12 #675030 #CDC5A4 #6C654E #CAA679
  • Found (1854): #F7DCB3 #74522A #613A13 #442C13 #C4B057 #A68341
  • Dante's Dream (1871): #3A312F #5F433A #A95E45 #814B3B #D89B76 #997760
  • Ecce Ancilla Domini (1850): #A2A297 #888069 #5F523C #225075 #805D39 #8B051E
  • Bocca Baciata (1859): #362E29 #7F5236 #D8B479 #623E31 #AC7A45 #211F1E
  • Veronica Veronese (1872): #0F1015 #23251F #4C4C2E #F1DDB1 #6B633E #7E411B
  • Lady Lilith (1866): #E5CAAC #CCA884 #8C5029 #3A2520 #775136 #A07B5F
  • Mnemosyne (1875): #131510 #33311C #64523D #867465 #D3B4A7 #B38053
  • Monna Rosa (1867): #E4D4A4 #D2AB54 #BDA070 #393915 #8C6D3B #5C3513
  • Pia de' Tolomei (1868): #C1BBC2 #968B8D #2E2C2C #6B6A73 #7E6159 #454840
  • The Blessed Damozel (1871): #2E2B21 #422B1C #8F6F4E #261A11 #634229 #4C4E45
  • Water Willow (1871): #0F0D10 #30271C #453924 #DEE7EA #EBC98D #624A27
  • The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849): #CDB6A5 #43433C #796E54 #A98B6E #965D3A #C1BFE2
  • The Bower Meadow (1872): #262E1F #CCB5A0 #495038 #815C40 #AD866E #281A10
  • The Beloved (1865): #C4A97A #5C4429 #42542D #2C3428 #494E40 #71755A
  • The Adoration (1860): #54422F #19191A #7C6344 #3D291F #C6B388 #C49460
  • David (1856): #513728 #858241 #181919 #C9AA84 #91704A #B6894D
  • King David (1856): #241D1B #C89957 #583622 #AA2C1F #865533 #86271D
  • Silence (1870): #B6AE8E #958664 #614826 #7A613C #AC8B5F
  • Astarte Syriaca (1877): #263122 #444D33 #C29B7A #152018 #40301C #6F775B
  • The Loving Cup (1867): #892817 #BD9E73 #67170B #5D310E #927044 #8D5324
  • Venus Verticordia (1866): #782C26 #E8CFBB #54221F #B17E65 #CEA992 #9F583F
  • La Bella Mano (1875): #37261F #AA794A #5E3324 #83512F #91402A #221D18
  • Bottles (1848): #C7A062 #A56922 #90270C #6F230C #884816 #562710
  • Mary Magdalene (1877): #27241F #40271B #3C3224 #5C4F30 #78401E #5D331E
  • A Sea-Spell (1877): #BE9132 #885F15 #E6BE85 #964E15 #613E11 #5A290B
  • Elizabeth Siddal (1854): #3A462B #C1B390 #7F4216 #A1692A #2C3834 #535943
  • Lucrezia Borgia (1860): #8F7344 #B59D64 #715331 #514C35 #282C24 #383422
  • Madonna Pietra (1874): #E5E5D8 #A1866F #D2BDA6 #8A6041 #909396 #846953
  • Fair Rosamund (1861): #5C3D31 #1C1918 #C2AA91 #83674C #E8DEC5 #3C2722
  • La Donna della Finestra (1879): #372E1C #725D42 #AE967A #4E321E #4E442C #915F44
  • La Ghirlandata (1873): #030E06 #343314 #D8B486 #B47F2E #B15B0A #C59657
  • Marigolds (1873): #0F0F0E #846631 #574622 #5C3215 #7C431C #461712
  • My Lady Greensleeves (1863): #2A2115 #49311A #B27F43 #6A5728 #303419 #845722
  • The Salutation of Beatrice (1880): #7F604D #B28B72 #5B4846 #DBBCA0 #57362B #342428
  • Helen of Troy (1863): #7C5227 #E7BE97 #C08A3C #B88556 #9C5A27 #4E2915
  • The Damsel of the Sanct Grael (1874): #181B1A #2D1F22 #54413E #472625 #190E0E #633730
  • Roman Widow (1874): #5B2F18 #975438 #CF8769 #3B281B #ECB79E #42200E
  • Fazio's Mistress (1863): #482D14 #B29671 #121010 #2A2014 #463A23 #CEBFA9
  • Rosa Triplex (1874): #955750 #745645 #AA8D75 #524F43 #713F3B #D7BD9B
  • Pandora (1871): #502A15 #703E1C #4C3619 #3B2C16 #302C1C #AB7B3F
  • Hesterna Rosa (1865): #3F3126 #613920 #A87D46 #685537 #865A30 #C4AB78
  • Mary in the House of St. John (1858): #2B1D1E #633C30 #171010 #482A23 #331B13 #481F17
  • Bruna Brunelleschi (1878): #371F13 #2B3026 #3E4E34 #C19E7B #54341E #23110B
  • Blanzifiore (1873): #361818 #EFD9BB #472016 #241517 #171117 #633920
  • Algernon Charles Swinburne (1861): #2E352F #573822 #C4B08D #392A1E #314531 #7C6039
  • Hanging the Mistletoe (1860): #080C0B #E2B481 #966327 #59210C #6E3D15 #772309
  • Beatrice (1879): #402816 #1E4D2F #D7B28B #32402E #2F2F21 #634A33
  • Mariana (1870): #1A1A18 #091629 #2F1E17 #112845 #443827 #4A1F14
  • Mrs. William Morris (1868): #65180A #080F0B #0B1E1B #93351B #311708 #9C5F28
  • Joli Coeur (1867): #332D2A #E1B08E #1B3035 #7C4639 #483029 #C68666
  • Golden Water (1858): #B78A38 #8F6F37 #737242 #C4A777 #7E8569 #4D664B
  • Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance (1863): #3D3445 #C4B19E #AB8D5F #946C5A #6C5756 #6E3243
  • Maria Zambaco (1870): #9C8C79 #615750 #796146 #653A1F #594229 #7D7B7A
  • A Christmas Carol (1867): #70401A #9B7123 #4D2617 #C69E70 #2A1E12 #67542A
  • The Blue Bower (1865): #101D1A #E8DCAB #1A2E1D #2C4329 #E3C057 #C3B98B
  • Mrs. James Leathart (1862): #170F10 #EAD9C7 #65240E #84360B #38120B #D8B07B
  • Girl at a Lattice (1862): #2A1E19 #160F0C #6A442B #B0723A #897A5D #412217
  • Charlotte Polidori (1853): #1D1811 #0B0807 #37261B #CA9055 #A56B3B #7C4E2E
  • Il Ramoscello (1865): #232E22 #DFBF9C #606150 #A78D6D #6A4B2E #454638
  • The Lady of Pity (1881): #BF7724 #422312 #301508 #8F6642 #C39268 #DFB28D

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