josef
matěj navrátil
early life and training josef matěj navrátil, a renowned czech painter, was born in slaný in 1798. his father, a skilled decorator, initially trained him in the art of decoration. navrátil furthered his studies at the academy of fine arts, prague, which led to his …
A portrait built from josef matěj navrátil'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.