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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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Jheronimus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch was a Dutch painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school.

Palette: #6F4C2C #443926 #26211A #9E7B47 #A19572 #6D6346 #D1BE94 #BE9553

  • De Aanbidding der Koningen (1600): #694720 #75612E #45311A #2B2214 #9E8544 #31321B
  • Het Snijden van de Kei (1550): #BE9553 #DCBC91 #AC9C79 #96744B #292620 #42392B
  • Gevecht Tussen Carnaval en Vasten (1600): #69532B #8D6D32 #43331F #B39A5E #8A4C32 #2C1C0F
  • De Verzoeking van de Heilige Antonius de Heremiet (1530): #261D13 #82745C #4B3C28 #643F21 #402815 #332517
  • De Gevangenneming van Christus (1530): #4A4239 #1D201F #B69561 #7B5E46 #8D4B3E #A37049
  • De Verzoeking van de Heilige Antonius de Heremiet (1550): #736D49 #4B422F #BE512A #A6A27E #27211D #D5C694
  • De Geboorte (1550): #9E8B71 #7F583C #5E583C #5D361F #362417 #C8BFA9
  • Ecce Homo (1530): #70613F #29281D #453926 #968660 #6E3724 #8F653F

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