The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Maurice
Quentin de La Tour
1704
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1788
· Early Modern
Maurice Quentin de La Tour: A Life in Pastel Born: September 5, 1704, Saint-Quentin, France Died: February 17, 1788, Saint-Quentin, Picardy, Kingdom of France Known For: Rococo portraiture in pastel, capturing likenesses of Voltaire, Louis XV, and Madame de Pompadour. Early Life and Artistic Development …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Maurice Quentin de La Tour'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.