Hans
Vredeman de Vries
introduction to hans vredeman de vries hans vredeman de vries, a renowned dutch renaissance architect, painter, and engineer, was born in 1527 in leeuwarden, netherlands. he is known for his publication on garden design in 1583 and his books featuring many examples of ornaments (1565) …
A portrait built from Hans Vredeman de Vries's own colours
Every 7 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.
