gillis
coignet the elder
Gillis Coignet the Elder Gillis Coignet (I), born around 1540 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, stands as a pivotal figure within the Dutch Golden Age artistic landscape. While biographical details remain somewhat elusive – largely due to the fragmented nature of archival records – his legacy persists …
A portrait built from gillis coignet the elder'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.
