Pavel
Petrovich Svinin
Pavel Petrovich Svinin: The Russian Munchausen and Painter of American Dreams Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787-1839) remains a fascinating, if somewhat enigmatic, figure in both Russian and American art history. Often described as the “Russian Munchausen,” he built his reputation not on genuine artistic skill but …
A portrait built from Pavel Petrovich Svinin's own colours
Every 34 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.