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José
Manuel De La Cerda

José Manuel de la Cerda: A Maestro of Lacquer and Myth José Manuel de la Cerda (born Pátzcuaro, Mexico) stands as a singular figure in 18th-century Mexican art, celebrated primarily for his masterful wood carvings—particularly the ‘batea,’ a distinctive tray that embodies both European artistic …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from José Manuel De La Cerda'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

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

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

José
Manuel De La Cerda

A portrait built from José Manuel De La Cerda'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 José Manuel De La Cerda's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

José
Manuel De La Cerda