Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate — Palette Genome

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Hendrik
Gerrit ten Cate

1803 — 1856 · 19th Century

Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate: A Master of Amsterdam’s Twilight Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate (1803-1856) was a Dutch painter whose evocative watercolors and etchings captured the essence of 19th-century Amsterdam with remarkable sensitivity. Born in Amsterdam, he spent his entire career immersed in the city's atmosphere, …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

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The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

Hendrik
Gerrit ten Cate

A portrait built from Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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A portrait built from Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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