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Johan
Adolph Rust

1828 — 1915 · 19th Century

The Luminescent World of Johan Adolph Rust Johan Adolph Rust, a name perhaps less celebrated than some of his contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a fascinating and pivotal position in the development of Dutch painting during the 19th century. Born in Amsterdam in 1828, Rust’s artistic journey …

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Johan Adolph Rust
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Johan Adolph Rust's own colours

Every 6 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.

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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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers