jean baptiste despax — Palette Genome

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baptiste despax

1827 — 1875 · 19th Century

Jean Baptiste Despax: A Valenciennes Painter Bridging Rococo Elegance and Baroque Drama Jean-Baptiste Despax (1709 – 1773) stands as a pivotal figure in French art history, embodying the stylistic convergence of Rococo’s refined grace and Baroque’s theatrical grandeur. Born in Valenciennes, France—a city renowned for …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from jean baptiste despax's own colours

Every 5 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.

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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.

jeanbaptiste despax

A portrait built from jean baptiste despax's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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