Elisabeth-Louise
Vigée-Lebrun
A Life Painted in Light: The World of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, a name synonymous with the elegance and refinement of 18th-century French portraiture, was more than just a painter; she was a master of capturing not merely likeness, but the …
A portrait built from Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun's own colours
Every 26 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.
