José
Gil De Castro Y Morales
early life and career josé gil de castro y morales was an afro-peruvian portrait painter, cartographer, and soldier who spent many years in chile. born in lima, peru in 1785, he was the son of a free citizen and a military officer. his early studies …
A portrait built from José Gil De Castro Y Morales's own colours
Every 1 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
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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.