Francesco
Solimena
A Neapolitan Master of Baroque Grandeur Francesco Solimena, born in the small Italian town of Canale di Serino near Avellino in 1657, emerged as one of the most significant figures in Neapolitan painting during the late Baroque period. His artistic journey began within a family …
A portrait built from Francesco Solimena's own colours
Every 40 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.
