bernard
iii lens
A Legacy of Miniature Brilliance: The Life of Bernard III Lens In the golden age of British portraiture, few names evoke the delicate intimacy and technical mastery of Bernard III Lens. Born in London in 1682, Lens was not merely an artist but a scion …
A portrait built from bernard iii lens's own colours
Every 14 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.
