The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Kim
Hong-Do
1745
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1806
· Early Modern
south korea's master of genre painting kim hong-do, a prominent korean painter from the joseon dynasty, left an indelible mark on the art world with his captivating genre paintings. born in 1745, kim's work is characterized by its remarkable attention to detail and its ability …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Kim Hong-Do's own colours
Every 52 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.