The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Corot
1796
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1875
· 19th Century
A Life Immersed in Light and LandscapeJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, a name that resonates with the tranquil beauty of 19th-century French landscape painting, was born into a comfortable Parisian bourgeois family on July 16, 1796. Though initially steered towards a commercial path, destiny – and perhaps an …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's own colours
Every 100 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.