The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Sir
Joshua Reynolds
1723
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1792
· Early Modern
A Luminary of the Enlightenment: The Life and Art of Sir Joshua Reynolds Born in 1723 in the quaint Devonshire town of Plympton, Sir Joshua Reynolds emerged as a pivotal figure during a period of immense cultural transformation in Britain. His father, Reverend Samuel Reynolds, …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Sir Joshua Reynolds'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.