andreas
cellarius
The Architect of the Heavens: The Life and Legacy of Andreas Cellarius In the grand tapestry of the seventeenth century, a period defined by the turbulent collision of ancient dogma and burgeoning scientific inquiry, few figures captured the majesty of the cosmos as elegantly as …
A portrait built from andreas cellarius's own colours
Every 16 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.
