Adriaen
van de Velde
The Master of Pastoral Serenity Adriaen van de Velde stands as a pivotal figure in the Dutch Golden Age, a period defined by an unparalleled flourishing of artistic innovation and observational precision. Born in Amsterdam in 1636, he was immersed from birth in a lineage …
A portrait built from Adriaen van de Velde's own colours
Every 33 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.
