Carlo Saraceni — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

Carlo
Saraceni

1579 — 1620 · Early Modern

The Roman Shadow of Caravaggio Carlo Saraceni, a name that resonates with the dramatic intensity of the early Baroque era, remains one of the most compelling figures of the seventeenth century. Though his life was relatively brief, spanning from 1579 to 1620, his impact on …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Carlo Saraceni's own colours

Every 10 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

CarloSaraceni

A portrait built from Carlo Saraceni's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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