Georg
Friedrich Kersting
Georg Friedrich Kersting: The Quiet Romantic Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847) emerged from humble beginnings—the son of a glazier in Gostendorf, Germany—to become one of Prussia’s most respected Biedermeier painters. His artistic journey began with studies at the Copenhagen Academy between 1805 and 1808, where he …
A portrait built from Georg Friedrich Kersting's own colours
Every 5 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.
