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The Optical Fingerprint of Jan Sadeler, Jan Sadeler I, Jan Sadeler The Elder, Johannes Sadeler, Johannes Sadeler I, Johannes Sadeler The Elder, Joan Sadeler, Joan Sadeler I, Joa

Every work plotted by its measured colour saturation and tonal contrast — the numbers reveal the painter's hand.

Specimens 1 Axis X Saturation Axis Y Contrast Mode Spectro-Plot
Color Saturation
Tonal Contrast
Muted
Vivid
Dramatic
Soft

These are not impressions — they are measurements. The cluster reveals Jan Sadeler, Jan Sadeler I, Jan Sadeler The Elder, Johannes Sadeler, Johannes Sadeler I, Johannes Sadeler The Elder, Joan Sadeler, Joan Sadeler I, Joa's optical signature: a coordinate in colour-space where the painter's hand returns again and again.

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Saturation
Contrast
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