Simon
van der Does
A Legacy of Serenity: The Life and Art of Simon van der Does In the grand tapestry of the Dutch Golden Age, where dramatic historical narratives and stormy maritime battles often command the spotlight, the work of Simon van der Does offers a much more …
A portrait built from Simon van der Does's own colours
Every 9 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.