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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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Pontormo

Pontormo's Deposition shattered Renaissance color norms. His acid pinks, icy blues, and electric greens float without shadow — color freed from naturalism.

Palette: #6B4734 #A87357 #422621 #A9916E #E4C1A1 #A6381F #DD755A #B32B3E

  • Portrait of a Halberdier (Francesco Guardi?) (1529-1530): #252001 #A4936E #100D01 #856F4E #654D2D #433012
  • Madonna del Libro: #2A231C #191A18 #B54225 #40271D #5B3726 #774C37
  • Archangel Michael (1519): #DD755A #C48469 #452A2B #F0D2BA #6D463D #945B4A
  • Hl. Antonius Abbassaint Anthony Abbot (1519): #412824 #7A543F #5D372C #DCC59C #AA7A5C #C79F77
  • Pittore Fiorentino da Pontormo, Madonna del Libro, 1550-1575 Ca., Casa del (Dep. da Uffizi) (ca. 1575): #3A3638 #706E70 #6F4E3F #9A9898 #A98268 #D0956C
  • Portrait of a Halberdier (Francesco Guardi?) (1528): #373019 #B29A71 #26221C #91724E #5D3D23 #755638

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