Harmen Hals — Palette Genome

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Harmen
Hals

1611 — 1669 · Early Modern

Harmen Hals (1611–1669): The Painter of Everyday Life Harmen Hals (1611, Haarlem – 1669, Haarlem) stands as a pivotal figure in Dutch Golden Age painting, celebrated for his masterful depictions of ordinary people—particularly peasants—engaged in commonplace activities. Unlike many artists of his era who focused …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Harmen Hals'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.

HarmenHals

A portrait built from Harmen Hals's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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