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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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Duccio

Duccio di Buoninsegna, commonly known as just Duccio, was an Italian painter active in Siena, Tuscany, in the late 13th and early 14th century. He was hired throughout his life to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy.

Palette: #93683E #B68D62 #5F493A #D6B484 #866B4E #B3582C #5F361D #CB9643

  • Madonna and Child (ca. 1290-1300): #8E663A #876A4E #11261C #5E4A36 #0A1107 #B29371
  • Maria Met Kind (1890): #A59067 #504E46 #7D6D54 #BDB291 #2B2E2D #DDD6B7
  • Triptych: Crucifixion and Other Scenes: #C99A44 #9E8C5A #B1731B #946A27 #685126 #DCC68D
  • The Raising of Lazarus (1310): #684843 #DAAA72 #D4C0B1 #AF7955 #958377 #B32F33
  • Scuola Forse Senese di di Buoninsegna, Madonna Col Bambino, 1295-1300 Ca. (S. M. Sopra Minerva) 01 (2023): #906C4B #594536 #D1AD83 #A46D44 #BA8F64 #5B3921
  • Scuola Forse Senese di di Buoninsegna, Madonna Col Bambino, 1295-1300 Ca. (S. M. Sopra Minerva) 02 (2023): #5D4A3B #BE8E5D #855934 #57341C #E9BB89 #3A2C22
  • Scuola Forse Senese di di Buoninsegna, Madonna Col Bambino, 1295-1300 Ca. (S. M. Sopra Minerva) 03 (2023): #BE8E64 #9B6640 #614E3E #78563A #854D2A #BD7B4B

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