Simone
Martini
A Sienese Master of Elegance and GraceSimone Martini, born around 1284 in the heart of Siena, Italy, stands as a pivotal figure in the transition from medieval to Renaissance art. He wasn’t merely a painter; he was an architect of elegance, a master of line …
A portrait built from Simone Martini's own colours
Every 100 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.
