The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Payag
1595
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1655
· Early Modern
early life and career payag, an indian miniature painter, was born in 1595 and remained active until his passing in 1655. as the older brother of the renowned mughal artist balchand, payag's career likely began within the mughal court, where he honed his skills in …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Payag's own colours
Every 3 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.