Willem van de Velde the Elder

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Willem
van de Velde the Elder

1611 — 1693 · Early Modern

early life and career willem van de velde the elder, a renowned dutch golden age seascape painter, was born in leiden, netherlands, around 1611. his father, willem willemsz van de velde, was a flemish skipper, which likely influenced his son's interest in maritime art. artistic …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Willem van de Velde the Elder's own colours

Every 74 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.

Willemvan de Velde the Elder

A portrait built from Willem van de Velde the Elder's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Willem
van de Velde the Elder