The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Peter
Petersen
1794
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1858
· 19th Century
A Life Rooted in Craft Born on 14 August 1794, in Fåberg Municipality, Peter Petersen began his life surrounded by the practicalities of trade and manual skill. He likely spent his early years assisting his father, Frederik Petersen, in a workshop where the demands of …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Peter Petersen'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.