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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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Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn

Jan Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn was a successful portrait painter to the Dutch court in The Hague.

Palette: #14110C #A28757 #342E1D #5A3D15 #6E6A55 #342209 #755524 #D5BE91

  • Portret van Een Man, Vermoedelijk Jan Doublet (1634): #1E1610 #403625 #BFA376 #DCC796 #9C805C #7A6447
  • Portret van Sir John Burroughs (1620): #1E1E1A #37321E #68582A #514624 #B3A164
  • Portret van Nicolaas Schmelzing (1611): #332E1B #50492A #C3A66E #7D6C46 #221C0F
  • Portret van Een Officier (1610): #302B17 #4D482A #BEA76A #817B56 #8F7640 #DFD5A5
  • Portret van Robert Dudley (1532-88), Graaf van Leicester (1609): #060805 #B29D69 #1E2215 #574117 #7B6C37 #1F1307
  • Portret van Gaspard de Coligny (1609): #19140D #0B0906 #604925 #BA8C55 #2A2211 #3D3018
  • Portret van Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604), Graaf van Nassau (1609): #100E0B #A38A59 #7A5920 #291806 #33301D #52320D
  • Portret van Johan Ernst I (1582-1617), Graaf van Nassau-Siegen (1609): #0D0C0A #82764D #201B0D #3B2E08 #4F3E10 #2C2207
  • Portret van Albert (1596-1626), Graaf van Nassau-Dillenburg (1622): #14130E #6A4717 #271E0F #4C2A09 #A18C64 #AFA88D
  • Portret van Jan de Jongere (1583-1638), Graaf van Nassau-Siegen (1614): #0B0906 #1A150A #D3BF95 #B99B58 #301F08 #8D8A7E
  • Portret van Adolf (1586-1608), Graaf van Nassau-Siegen (1609): #171510 #57380F #9D792A #352610 #7B5514 #473C20
  • Portret van Justinus van Nassau (1609): #22231A #7E7C62 #DBCDB4 #9F752E #5D5E48 #CCB088
  • Portret van Jan de Oude (1535-1606). Graaf van Nassau (1610): #0D0A06 #201A0F #706D55 #949279 #312615 #B68E60
  • Portret van Jan de Jongere (1583-1638), Graaf van Nassau-Siegen (1613): #11110F #2D2619 #DCCDBA #9B7136 #83522A #B18962
  • Portret van Jan de Middelste (1561-1623), Graaf van Nassau-Siegen (1610): #0F0F0E #A5874E #2D2A20 #765222 #6A6652 #4E4A3A
  • Portret van Philips (1566-95), Graaf van Nassau (1610): #0F0D0B #221D12 #6E4B19 #9F7F38 #84847A #3D3E39

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