Nicolas-Henri Tardieu — Palette Genome

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Nicolas-Henri
Tardieu

1674 — 1749 · Early Modern

Early Life and Education Born: Paris, France on January 18, 1674, and baptized three days later. Family Background: His father, Nicolas Tardieu, was a boilermaker, as were his two younger brothers. It is speculated that young Nicolas-Henri may have utilized scraps of copper from his …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Nicolas-Henri Tardieu's own colours

Every 1 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.

Nicolas-HenriTardieu

A portrait built from Nicolas-Henri Tardieu's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Nicolas-Henri
Tardieu