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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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Gabriël Metsu

Gabriël Metsu (1629–1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, still lifes, portraits, and genre works. He was "a highly eclectic artist, who did not adhere to a consistent style, technique, or one type of subject for long periods".

Palette: #14110A #271F13 #3E2E19 #74674B #A19981 #5A4227 #492111 #69371D

  • The Intruder (ca. 1660): #402C14 #161206 #281B0A #8A6D40 #614827 #B4A480
  • De Wapensmid (1650): #201C12 #382917 #14130D #574223
  • De Haringkoopvrouw (1661): #161007 #272213 #48371E #2F1D0B #070603 #877B5E
  • Man en Vrouw Aan de Maaltijd (1650): #0D0B06 #2B1E13 #5A462D #A69F8C #472916 #7C705A
  • De Oude Drinker (1661): #17120D #3B2C1A #271B11 #56452B #41220E #726045
  • Het Zieke Kind (1664): #6A6656 #918F80 #12120E #302C24 #251C13 #40423D
  • Het Geschenk van de Jager (1658): #3D2F1A #18140D #281D11 #5B4F30 #624423 #1E1E10
  • Vrouw Aan de Maaltijd, Bekend Als 'Het Ontbijt van de Kat (1661): #171711 #2A281E #332417 #998B6A #4C3620 #816543

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