philippe
mercier
A Brushstroke of Elegance: The Life and Art of Philippe Mercier Philippe Mercier, a name perhaps less instantly recognizable than some of his Rococo contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a significant niche in the annals of 18th-century portraiture. Born in Berlin in 1689, Mercier’s artistic journey was …
A portrait built from philippe mercier's own colours
Every 20 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.
