jean
baptiste perronneau
A Delicate Hand: The Life and Art of Jean-Baptiste Perronneau Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, a name perhaps less immediately recognized than some of his Rococo contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a significant place in the history of French portraiture. Born in Amsterdam around 1715 – though precise dates remain …
A portrait built from jean baptiste perronneau's own colours
Every 10 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.
