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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…

Salomon Mesdach

8 works, 1617 to 1630.

Palette: #15100C #2F2A1D #8E7F58 #625539 #C1B38D #221D16 #573E22 #47422F

  • Portret van Pieter Boudaen Courten (1619): #15100C #8B7640 #281F12 #37270F #65552D #4A391B
  • Portret van Catharina Fourmenois (1619): #18100A #2D241B #94825B #221A11 #4D3920 #6D5934
  • Portret van Margarita Courten (1625): #181B15 #2F2A1D #B3AD96 #674B25 #CFCABF #807A5A
  • Portret van Ridder Pieter Courten (1630): #28261B #47422F #CBBD92 #87775A
  • Portret van Een Man, Mogelijk Walterus Fourmenois (1620): #18140C #383428 #070603 #D5C3A5 #988A6B #63583B
  • Portret van Peter Courten (1617): #22201B #3A352B #564D3B #633F2B #6A5D45 #897961
  • Portret van Jacob Pergens (?-1681) (1619): #0E060B #201918 #8D7A59 #615744 #B8A67C #403428
  • Portret van Anna Boudaen Courten (1619): #302D19 #151107 #201D0E #8B835B #5E5636 #B8AE7E

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