jean-étienne
liotard
early life and training jean-étienne liotard, a renowned genevan painter, art connoisseur, and dealer, was born on december 22, 1702, in geneva, switzerland. his parents, french protestants, had fled to geneva after 1685. liotard's artistic journey began under the guidance of professors daniel gardelle and …
A portrait built from jean-étienne liotard's own colours
Every 37 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.
