maerten van heemskerck — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

maerten
van heemskerck

1498 — 1574 · Renaissance

early life and training maerten van heemskerck, a prominent dutch portrait and religious painter, was born on june 1, 1498, in the village of heemskerk, north holland. his artistic journey began under the guidance of cornelius willemsz in haarlem, followed by a brief stint in …

works with colour data

0°

mean hue

mean saturation

The Palette Genome

A portrait built from maerten van heemskerck's own colours

Every 51 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

—

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.

maertenvan heemskerck

A portrait built from maerten van heemskerck's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get 3 Free Art Suggestions

Not Sure Where to Start?

maerten
van heemskerck