Pierre
Auguste Cot
Pierre Auguste Cot: A Life in Academic Classicism Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883) was a French painter celebrated for his contributions to the Academic Classicism school. His works are characterized by romantic, idealized depictions of figures and scenes, often drawing inspiration from mythology and literary themes. …
A portrait built from Pierre Auguste Cot's own colours
Every 8 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.
