martial
courtois
A Limoges Enameller of Myth and Nobility: The World of Martial Courtois Martial Courtois, a name resonating faintly through the annals of late 16th-century French art, represents a fascinating intersection of meticulous craftsmanship, courtly aesthetics, and burgeoning Renaissance symbolism. Born in an unknown year but …
A portrait built from martial courtois'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.