Silvestro
Lega
Silvestro Lega: A Life in Italian Realism Born: Modignan, Italy (1826) Died: 1895 Silvestro Lega was a significant figure in 19th-century Italian art, recognized as a leading artist within the Macchiaioli movement. His work embodies a commitment to realism and observation of everyday life, intertwined …
A portrait built from Silvestro Lega's own colours
Every 44 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.
