François
Clouet
A Legacy of Likeness: The World of François Clouet François Clouet, a name synonymous with the refined portraiture of the French Renaissance, emerged from a lineage steeped in artistic skill and courtly favor. Born around 1510 in Tours, France, his life unfolded against a backdrop …
A portrait built from François Clouet's own colours
Every 15 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.
