maria
spilsbury
Maria Spilsbury: A Pioneer of Evangelical Art Maria Spilsbury (1776 – 1820) stands as a remarkable figure in British art history, particularly within the burgeoning evangelical movement of the late Georgian and early Victorian eras. Born into a family steeped in intellectual curiosity—her father, Jonathan …
A portrait built from maria spilsbury'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.