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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.

Scanning works…

Jan Both

8 works, 1630 to 1652.

Palette: #302718 #514427 #8B7F5A #C9B886 #94998A #6D5D33 #D0D1BE #B4B297

  • An Italianate Evening Landscape (ca. 1650): #574930 #C0AA7D #383024 #897549 #CECFBB #E8CF94
  • Volksscène Tussen Romeinse Ruïnes (1640): #8D8162 #473B21 #605230 #312513 #17120B
  • Italiaans Landschap Met Gezicht Op Een Haven. (1640): #53452C #3B3226 #A3A59A #928660 #C0B283 #6B5A33
  • Boerenerf (1630): #392B13 #22190C #757557 #59401C #4C4422 #9B987E
  • Italiaans Landschap Met de Ponte Molle (1640): #282414 #443B20 #6A5E35 #979E86 #A89F73 #7E8F91
  • Italiaans Landschap Met Overzetveer (1652): #2B2616 #423921 #909181 #9E8C60 #776E50 #5A4D2C
  • Italiaans Landschap Met Tekenaar (1650): #231E12 #493E22 #968A67 #322A19 #B2B095 #C7B176
  • Italiaans Landschap Met Muilezeldrijver (1640): #403827 #625435 #D1C99A #8F7B4B #D3D4C2 #514730

The Palette

The Works

How the palette changed

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