Giuseppe Castiglione — Palette Genome

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Giuseppe
Castiglione

1688 — 1766 · Early Modern

Giuseppe Castiglione: A Bridge Between East and West Born: Milan, Italy (1688) Died: 1766 Other Names: Lang Shining (郎世宁) Giuseppe Castiglione was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary who left a significant mark on Chinese art during the Qing dynasty. Born in Milan, he joined …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Giuseppe Castiglione's own colours

Every 4 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.

GiuseppeCastiglione

A portrait built from Giuseppe Castiglione's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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