george
esten cooke
George Esten Cooke: A Life in Art Born: March 14, 1793, St. Mary's County, Maryland Died: March 26, 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana Known For: Primarily portraits and landscapes of the American South; notable for his large-scale historical painting, "Interior of St. Peter’s Rome." Early Life …
A portrait built from george esten cooke'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.
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.
