Joseph
Alexander Ames
Joseph Alexander Ames: A Life in Portraiture Joseph Alexander Ames (1816–1872) was an American artist primarily celebrated for his skill in portrait and genre painting. Born originally as Joseph Emes, he left a lasting mark on the 19th-century American art scene. Early Life and Artistic …
A portrait built from Joseph Alexander Ames'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.