Juan
Manuel Blanes
Juan Manuel Blanes: A Chronicle of Uruguayan Identity Juan Manuel Blanes (1830-1901) stands as a pivotal figure in the history of Uruguayan art, often considered its founder and a master of Realism. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, his life was inextricably linked to the nation’s turbulent …
A portrait built from Juan Manuel Blanes's own colours
Every 7 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.
