The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Martha
Berkeley
1813
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1899
· 19th Century
A Life Captured in Pigment and Memory The story of Martha Maria Snell Berkeley is one of migration, resilience, and the delicate art of observation. Born in 1813 in the English town of Keynsham, her early years were shaped by the traditions of her homeland …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Martha Berkeley's own colours
Every 2 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.