Jacques-Louis
David
The Life and Art of Jacques-Louis David Born in Paris, France, on August 30, 1748, Jacques-Louis David emerged during a period of profound political and aesthetic transformation. He became the principal exponent of the late 18th-century Neoclassical style, a movement that sought to replace the …
A portrait built from Jacques-Louis David's own colours
Every 100 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.