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Francisco Simplício: The Architect of the Modern Guitar Born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1874, Francisco Simplício’s name may not be as instantly recognizable as some of his contemporaries, yet his legacy is profoundly woven into the very fabric of the classical guitar. Initially trained as …
A portrait built from francisco simplício's own colours
Every 2 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.
