François
Gérard (François Pascal Simon)
François Boucher: The Architect of Rococo François Boucher, born in Paris in 1703, stands as a pivotal figure in the history of French art, inextricably linked to the rise and flourishing of the Rococo style. More than simply a painter, he was an orchestrator – …
A portrait built from François Gérard (François Pascal Simon)'s own colours
Every 26 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.