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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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Gortzius Geldorp

Gortzius Geldorp (1553–1618) was a Flemish Renaissance artist who was active in Germany where he distinguished himself through his portrait paintings.

Palette: #343024 #504B38 #686151 #887C53 #12130C #C6B67D #A08A51 #1F1A0C

  • Catharina Fourmenois (1604): #575347 #726D60 #302A19 #C2B58B #948A6F
  • Een Zuster (Geb. 1600) van Catharina Fourmenois (1606): #58534C #3C372E #756B5C #8F8265 #B7A87F
  • Hortensia del Prado (Gest 1627). Echtgenote van Jean Fourmenois (1596): #363021 #191813 #9F894B #635430 #7A6E3E
  • Jean Fourmenois (1590): #4E4935 #353229 #87794B #C5AE72
  • Gualtero del Prado (Geb 1535-Vóór 1618) (1597): #353423 #555337 #8A8350 #E8DA8D #C2AE64
  • Jeremias Boudinois (1610): #0E1008 #1F1A0C #433214 #837645 #574E2A #2D2A18
  • Lucretia del Prado. Echtgenote van Jeremias Boudinois (1610): #2E2D26 #453F2F #736647 #A38F62

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