nicolas-françois
dun
A Life Painted in Water: The Delicate World of Nicolas-François Dun Nicolas-François Dun, born in Lunéville, France in 1764, was a master of intimacy and refinement—a watercolourist and miniature painter who captured the spirit of his age with an unparalleled delicacy. His life unfolded during …
A portrait built from nicolas-françois dun's own colours
Every 1 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.