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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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Giovanni Segantini

Giovanni Segantini was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by major museums.

Palette: #B6B1A2 #181612 #A79361 #77705D #826038 #563F28 #676B3F #CEBF94

  • Spring in the Alps (1897): #707B51 #65675A #7B8D9E #2B5C8F #A09D88 #3C4539
  • Een Geit Met Haar Jong (1890): #B6AC88 #ACA468 #888266 #D4CDB6 #767771 #3C4341
  • Die Bösen Mütter (1894): #B3BAB3 #6E7E76 #D4D0BB #4A503C #827C5E #B0A37F
  • Alpine Landscape at Sunset (1897): #4D6257 #90B6D7 #6A7149 #517081 #283B42 #7E8C82
  • Ave Maria a Trasbordo (Versione II) (1886): #CCBCA4 #4D3E31 #95988E #EFD39E #2D2427 #1D1720
  • Ploughing (1890): #6494AA #A69566 #969E8A #13130C #6F844C #424730
  • Frühlingsweide (1896): #918048 #B6BCB4 #9C9A7A #6B6948 #75612B #B4A267
  • A Messa Ultima (1886): #353628 #515543 #51432F #1AA8AF #1F241B #A6885A
  • Autoritratto a Vent'anni (1880): #3E3927 #5B4930 #C3804D #887955 #855432 #D0B78D
  • Paesaggio Brianteo (1884): #282217 #C7C19A #463E2D #16130B #70674D #9B926E
  • Pompeiana (1888): #7E7C6D #B3AA98 #869FA0 #D9B676 #678670 #A58D4D
  • Testa di Vacca (1892): #988B62 #393936 #182328 #6A5F4B #455B5A #C3AF7F
  • 風笛を吹くブリアンツァの男たち: #342718 #56472B #8B7B53 #1D1310 #726141 #C1AE7E
  • High Noon in the Alps (1892): #56A0D2 #988B49 #BBA849 #BEAE78 #746F41 #E3D19E
  • Spinning (1891): #6B4930 #3A271E #A6794B #1C110E #8B5E38 #CEA063
  • The Angel of Life: #E6D4A2 #5F543B #3B392D #AF9D73 #D7BE6E #AA8D4E
  • The Punishment of Lust: #91A1A8 #4D4147 #AEA18A #6D7172 #876A4B #372A2F
  • 羊の剪毛: #776235 #3F3115 #58461E #251D0E #C9B58F #AE9462
  • Death: #B6B1BB #859EBD #E1D4C6 #837D8A #C1AD9D #AC886D
  • Life: #B2BDCA #726148 #5E4E58 #5B4536 #42323B #A47862
  • Three Figures: Pink and Grey (1868): #746453 #533F38 #362021 #1F0A10 #444B4E #9D8B74
  • Natura Morta con Cacciagione (1880): #352325 #5B413B #825D47 #603828 #3F231D #F1E8D7
  • Paesaggio Alpino Al Tramonto (1895-98): #60745D #6D7847 #84ABC5 #517176 #83683A #A9945F
  • Pino, 1897 Ca. 02 (ca. 1897): #4C4239 #34291E #72614D #2A160F #49291D #614434
  • Zampognari di Brianza, 1883-1885 Ca (ca. 1883-85): #6D6B58 #424037 #2D2B22 #958F75 #B5B08D #6D483A
  • Ploughing (2023): #855B24 #56582B #235C9D #C29B4E #787254 #59594B
  • At the Watering Place (Cows in Yoke) (1888): #938A6B #2A2B27 #6C633F #6E7389 #47463F #161714
  • Il Naviglio a Ponte San Marco (1880): #80532A #A87F4C #352C26 #5878AC #918473 #613719
  • Bünderin am Brunnen (1887): #968D56 #818588 #C8CED9 #2A282A #707045 #595956
  • Die Beiden Mütter (1889): #8A5B3A #252116 #513A2C #3C312A #623C28 #B57B3A
  • Selbstbildnis Unvollendet. (1882): #212020 #121413 #483F3A #614E42 #E8B96F #8A6549
  • Signora Torelli (Octo): #323A2E #E4E5CA #636051 #8E8670 #B8B197 #182419
  • Young Blonde Woman (Portrait of Wife Bice) (1878): #2F261A #564A33 #56401C #795A2A #413017
  • L'Amore Alla Fonte della Vita (Gli Amanti Alla Fonte della Vita) (1896): #D3D6D0 #757439 #9A965D #97C0D5 #A5AB9C #C9C093
  • L'Angelo of the Vita (1894): #897566 #61524A #AD937D #42332D #7E5E3C #503113
  • Le Due Madri (1889): #8C5F3C #30281E #5B3D2A #3C2717 #141406 #704020
  • Still Life (1884): #CEB4AF #644D31 #B9966D #352B21 #B2947F #892A1D
  • A Goat with Her Kid (1890): #BAB291 #A19B60 #88805D #7C796F #4D4F44 #EDE9D5
  • Love at the Fountain of Life (1896): #DECEB1 #9C875E #71613E #9B99BD #B69D6B #806835
  • The Punishment of Lust (1891): #A5A19B #453D34 #8E7A5E #CFC1A5 #847F78 #B7A27F
  • Bagpipers of Brianza (1883): #58492D #35281A #22160F #85754F #A9986C #130B0B
  • The Sheepshearing (1883): #786336 #52411D #392A0F #241A0C #CBB790 #AE9565
  • Savognino in Winter (1889): #E2D9CD #4A8CC9 #95958D #443F3A #646767 #161518
  • High Noon in the Alps (1892): #59A2D4 #A5995E #B5A445 #837835 #E3D2A2 #676031
  • Spinning (1891): #6A4A31 #91663E #2A1B15 #150A07 #453126 #BF905A
  • The Angel of Life (1894): #E5CD88 #58533C #342E24 #E6DEB8 #877956 #C1AE84
  • Ploughing (1890): #B9AD81 #6393A9 #6D7561 #828B57 #44472C #5A6D37
  • The Last Effort of the Day (1884): #E0D398 #150F0E #2F221F #968A6D #4A3627 #BDA66A
  • Alpine Landscape at Sunset (1896): #445752 #617466 #94BBD9 #517082 #777E57 #A0A699
  • Goats Against Landscape (1891): #A08F55 #91866A #685D49 #778CA8 #D6D4CC #463B31
  • The Blackcaps (1884): #745843 #C3B6A8 #562E0D #523B2A #A48F7B #3D1E0A
  • Midday in the Alps (1891): #5371B4 #8C8C38 #938E64 #7D7F79 #DADBD1 #BBB061
  • Woman at the Fountain (1893): #85AAC8 #484132 #C4CFC9 #736E33 #706851 #A29C56
  • Le Cattive Madri (1896): #628793 #9EB1B9 #3C6675 #225162 #153C4A

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