josé
pérez ruano
introduction josé pérez ruano was a spanish artist born in córdoba, spain in 1750. he died in 1810, leaving behind a legacy in the genre of trampantojo or engañifa, particularly in the creation of 'mesas de papeles revueltos' (tables with messy papers). his expertise in …
A portrait built from josé pérez ruano'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.
