Joseph
Siffred Duplessis
A Life Etched in Likeness: The World of Joseph-Siffred Duplessis Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, a name perhaps less immediately recognizable than some of his contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a pivotal position in the history of 18th-century French portraiture. Born in Carpentras in 1725, he wasn’t born into an …
A portrait built from Joseph Siffred Duplessis's own colours
Every 23 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.
