jean
baptiste genty
jean baptiste genty was a french painter and miniaturist born in andonville, france in 1767 and died in paris, france in 1825. he was a pupil of jacques-louis david and had an atelier in the rue du faubourg-montmartre in paris. genty made his debut at …
A portrait built from jean baptiste genty's own colours
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Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.