gallo
gallina
The Meticulous Eye of Gallo Gallina In the grand tapestry of the nineteenth-century artistic landscape, few figures possess the quiet, observational power of Gallo Gallina. Born in 1796 in the storied city of Cremona, Italy, Gallina emerged from a region famed for its exquisite violinmaking …
A portrait built from gallo gallina's own colours
Every 13 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.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
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.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.