françois-victor
hugo
A Life Submerged in Shakespeare: The World of François-Victor Hugo François-Victor Hugo, born in Paris in 1828, existed within the immense shadow cast by his father, the literary titan Victor Hugo. Yet, to define him solely as “Victor Hugo’s son” would be a profound disservice …
A portrait built from françois-victor hugo's own colours
Every 1 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.
