Pompeo
Batoni
Early Life and Training Born: Lucca, Italy (1708) Died: 1787 Pompeo Batoni moved to Rome in 1727. He apprenticed with Agostino Masucci, Sebastiano Conca, and/or Francesco Imperiali. His first independent commission came as a result of rains that struck Rome in April 1732. The painting …
A portrait built from Pompeo Batoni's own colours
Every 18 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
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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.
