Charles Gabriel Gleyre — Palette Genome

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Charles
Gabriel Gleyre

1806 — 1874 · 19th Century

A Life Bridging Tradition and Modernity Marc Gabriel Charles Gleyre, a name perhaps less immediately recognizable than those of his celebrated pupils, occupies a pivotal position in the narrative of 19th-century French art. Born on May 2nd, 1806, in Chevilly near Lausanne, Switzerland, Gleyre’s journey …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Charles Gabriel Gleyre's own colours

Every 13 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.

CharlesGabriel Gleyre

A portrait built from Charles Gabriel Gleyre's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Charles
Gabriel Gleyre