Anton
Petter
The Academic Authority of Vienna To understand the weight of Anton Petter’s presence in nineteenth-century art, one must look at the institutional structures he commanded. He was not merely a painter; he was a pillar of the Viennese Academy. Born in Mariahilf, outside of Vienna, …
A portrait built from Anton Petter's own colours
Every 4 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.