sir james thornhill — Palette Genome

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james thornhill

1675 — 1734 · Early Modern

early life and apprenticeship sir james thornhill, a renowned english painter, was born in melcombe regis, dorset, in 1675. he was the son of walter thornhill of wareham and mary, eldest daughter of colonel william sydenham, governor of weymouth. in 1689, thornhill was apprenticed to …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from sir james thornhill'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.

sirjames thornhill

A portrait built from sir james thornhill's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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james thornhill