charles
brooking
Charles Brooking: A Pioneer of Naval Romanticism Charles Brooking (1723 – 1759) stands as a pivotal figure in the burgeoning field of marine painting during the mid-18th century, marking a significant transition from academic tradition to the expressive dynamism that would characterize Romantic art. Born …
A portrait built from charles brooking'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.
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.
