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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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Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam

Quirijn or Quiringh Gerritsz van Brekelenkam was a Dutch Baroque genre painter. He probably studied under Gerard Dou, and as a result his paintings from the 1640s and 1650s are similar to those of the Leiden fijnschilders.

Palette: #392A1B #5C4528 #221B12 #0F0D0B #836C46 #9C9887 #686350 #661F12

  • De Pachtbetaling (1660): #231B10 #3F2B18 #624622 #7C673A
  • Interieur Met Hengelaar en Man Bij Spoelrad en Haspel (1663): #1F1913 #382A1B #574026 #856941
  • Interieur Met Twee Mannen Bij Het Vuur (1664): #0F1113 #3D2E26 #644B35 #241E1B #8E7457
  • De Muizenval (1660): #2D2920 #56432D #735938 #9A7B50 #201F1A
  • Interieur Met Kantkloster en Een Bezoeker (1650): #3E321E #241E13 #55472A #695730 #867547
  • Vertrouwelijk Onderhoud (1661): #5F5031 #422C1A #292318 #8F845E #634421
  • De Kleermakerswerkplaats (1661): #2C231A #6A6148 #463323 #5A3921 #938970
  • Een Moeder die Haar Kind Pap Voert (1650): #0E0905 #8C8C84 #1F1007 #661F12 #B2B4A9 #3F210E
  • De Visvrouw (1650): #362110 #130D08 #24190E #52432B #543319 #7C6646

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