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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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Herman Saftleven

Herman Saftleven the Younger, was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period.

Palette: #918A6C #54482D #382F1E #72643E #A6A39C #6E838F #5F5E4C #9DB2E9

  • Imaginary River Landscape (1670): #949178 #4B585D #393425 #788A89 #2B1F10 #625E50
  • Berglandschap Bij Boppard Aan de Rijn (1660): #CBD4E7 #AEBDEB #353022 #1D1C18 #55513A #84816B
  • Riviergezicht Met Veerpont (1655): #625835 #342715 #49361B #806F41 #A28752
  • Gezicht Op de Rijn Bij Andernach (1655): #A19E94 #758694 #807458 #BBB197 #574A2C #3E321C
  • Berglandschap Met Boerderij (1663): #534629 #A0926C #5E5F4A #725D34 #818168 #3B301C
  • Riviergezicht in Een Bergachtige Streek (1655): #5D5439 #9B8F6F #3E3424 #7D7860

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