François
Lemoyne
A Parisian Legacy in Rococo Splendor François Lemoyne, a name perhaps less immediately recognized than those of his contemporaries Boucher or Watteau, nevertheless occupies a significant position within the tapestry of 18th-century French art. Born in Paris in 1688, Lemoyne dedicated his life to reviving …
A portrait built from François Lemoyne's own colours
Every 17 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.