wouter
johannes van troostwijk
A Life Captured in Light and Shadow The story of Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk is one of profound brilliance interrupted by tragic brevity. Born in Amsterdam in 1782, Van Troostwijk emerged from a household where the boundaries between art and science were beautifully blurred. His …
A portrait built from wouter johannes van troostwijk's own colours
Every 4 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.
