This is a marvelous web art project by Nicolas Rougeux, reproducing an 1821 treatise on painting colors, and their relationships to natural history illustrations of the period. There are some...
This is a marvelous web art project by Nicolas Rougeux, reproducing an 1821 treatise on painting colors, and their relationships to natural history illustrations of the period.
There are some attractive Tufte-esque posters available as well.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
This is a project from me, Nicholas Rougeux. I created this project to enhance Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours by adding information that I wanted when I read the guidebook like easily jumping to any color, seeing the colors referenced in the description, and seeing photos of what Werner referenced for his descriptions of each color.
I recognize the system Werner devised isn’t as useful as it used to be when it was devised so many years ago but I enjoy breathing new life into classic works of art so I chose to recreate it online.
The result is something that’s hopefully interesting for those just discovering Werner’s guide and those that may already be familiar with it and want to discover it in a new light.
This is a marvelous web art project by Nicolas Rougeux, reproducing an 1821 treatise on painting colors, and their relationships to natural history illustrations of the period.
There are some attractive Tufte-esque posters available as well.