herman van der myn — Palette Genome

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herman
van der myn

1684 — 1741 · Early Modern

Herman van der Mijn (1684 – 1741): A Bloomsbury Botanist and Painter of Distinction Herman van der Mijn, or Heroman van der Myn (1684 – 1741), was an 18th-century Dutch painter who achieved considerable renown for his exquisite botanical illustrations alongside portraits. Born in Amsterdam …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from herman van der myn's own colours

Every 13 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

hermanvan der myn

A portrait built from herman van der myn's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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