Carl
August Senff
Carl August Senff: A Pioneer of Scientific Illustration and Military Portraiture Karl August Senff (1770–1838) stands as a significant figure in Baltic German art history, celebrated primarily for his meticulous etchings depicting prominent military leaders serving the Imperial Russian Army and his masterful botanical illustrations. …
A portrait built from Carl August Senff's own colours
Every 2 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.
