joris
hoefnagel
early life and education joris hoefnagel, a renowned flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman, and merchant, was born in antwerp, belgium in 1542. he was the son of jacob hoefnagel, a dealer in luxury goods, and elisabeth vezelaer. joris received a comprehensive humanistic education, speaking multiple …
A portrait built from joris hoefnagel'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.
