Jan
I Sadeler
The Legacy of the Sadeler Dynasty In the vibrant, bustling landscape of the late sixteenth-century printmaking world, few names carried as much weight or prestige as the Sadeler family. At the heart of this illustrious dynasty stood Jan I Sadeler, a master engraver whose life …
A portrait built from Jan I Sadeler's own colours
Every 2 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.