The Masters · Chromatic Profile
François
Garnier
1600
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1672
· Early Modern
Life and Family of François Garnier Born in Paris around 1600, François Garnier lived a life deeply embedded in the social and religious fabric of the French capital. He was a member of the Parisian Protestant community, a connection that would shape much of his …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from François Garnier's own colours
Every 1 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.