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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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Jean Fouquet

Fouquet merged Italian spatial clarity with Northern precision. His illuminations glow with ultramarine, gold leaf, and vermilion — courtly splendor in miniature.

Palette: #CABAA1 #744225 #562D1F #751D1A #AB3C1F #A96536 #6E788B #102C7C

  • Vierge en Oraison.: #17181F #583920 #172137 #40261B #8B785B #755026
  • The Crowning of Louis VI in Orléans: #A98A79 #CDB79A #B67342 #663C40 #A34532 #411F24
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 04 (2018): #D5BFA9 #7B3A1D #3B4E72 #917E65 #26241C #5B616E
  • Banquet de Charles V le Sage: #E9E8E5 #704A25 #304EAF #791B2D #233698 #7C777D
  • Portrait of the Court Jester Gonella (1447): #AD6B34 #AC4129 #805328 #C69E6A #100A07 #523218
  • Christ Bénissant.: #2F2423 #6A4527 #1E1F25 #462F23 #313238 #8D6C4A
  • Prise de Melun par Les Normands, Détail de la Miniature du Folio 166 Verso des Grandes Chroniques de France: #C57255 #E2E7EC #795E54 #B7CFE4 #9AA258 #9B4C2B
  • Composition Vierge et l'Enfant Entourés D'Anges (2011): #E5DBCD #9E786F #C0AC96 #C1736B #968B85 #818692
  • Couronnement de Louis I le Pieux: #08347F #9E8D86 #9A8B9F #6D7E51 #021F60 #634A27
  • Couronnement de Marie de Brabant: #6B7187 #092D7C #35384E #3E2D2F #8C90A2 #2E4892
  • Couronnement de Pépin le Bref: #6A4C65 #8E773A #978AA1 #694D24 #2747A7 #DCECEF
  • Fotoreproductie van Maria Omringd Door Serafijnen en Cherubijnen Door Jean Fouquet, Rp-F-2001-7-1759-20 (ca. 2001-1759): #F4EFE6 #D6C2AA #A99383 #796860 #BFBFBA
  • Livres d'Heures des Étienne Chevalier, Szene: Madonna Vor Dem Portal einer Kathedrale: #9F6622 #7F4512 #DAD8BA #795E47 #333F67 #84271B
  • Carlo VII Re di Francia, 1445 O 1450 Ca. 02 (2013): #ABA89A #455136 #56262B #6D6D64 #4F5D6D #BB7664
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 01 (2018): #DACEBA #B2A591 #CA4421 #395181 #A53117 #7F2811
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 02 (2018): #EB5C2A #A04D1F #476BA1 #DDCDAB #B63F17 #B4703B
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 03 (2018): #CDC4B5 #D74D24 #914D29 #91897B #AD391D #8C2A14
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 05 Seno (2018): #DDD4C6 #65728B #44495A #1C1C1D #BBB4A7 #999487
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 06 (2018): #CDC3B8 #9E9287 #36466A #5A1D0E #212325 #762313
  • Jean Fouquet, Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa), Madonna Col Bambino Tra Cherubini e Serafini 07 (2018): #E55523 #AB3F1D #476A8F #E2BD8D #BD3811 #39495F
  • Charles VII, King of France (1444): #67231A #2F361A #5B281F #411A13 #302017 #BAAF91
  • Portrait of Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins (1460): #C58B48 #A4412D #1A1719 #E8B560 #833126 #683022
  • Pietà (1460): #E9CCC4 #8D7569 #BAA39B #60362B #38251A #8E5348
  • Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels (1450): #533023 #AAA393 #7E776B #793927 #323337 #57544C
  • Etienne Chevalier with St. Stephen (1450): #B8A691 #951425 #16253F #5E0A14 #93673F #740616
  • Autoportrait (1453): #1B1614 #35251D #A8733D #EAFBF5 #5C3E2A #794B2A
  • Pietà: #EBD6D1 #BAA29A #92796B #493026 #6C5447 #68382F
  • Carlo VII Re di Francia, 1445 O 1450 Ca. 01 (2013): #43141D #3F4636 #9D9480 #290E12 #131214 #6B685F
  • Dittico di Melun, 1452-60 Ca. (Berlino-Anversa) 01 (2018): #AC9B84 #995F29 #672717 #DFD2B7 #28365B #4D160D
  • Guillaume Jouvenal del Ursin, Cancelliere di Francia, 1465 Ca. 01 (2013): #95836C #191D26 #80602D #5D4330 #531528 #3F4042
  • (Cerchia), Ritratto d'Uomo, 1460 Ca (2016): #222017 #CE8E48 #0E0F0B #F3C37D #56210B #83411B
  • Saint Urbain II Prêchant la Croisade (1455): #758596 #628D5D #D8E3E6 #C02B29 #1A3F91 #92121C

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