Hans
Holbein The Elder
The Master of Northern Renaissance Portraiture: Hans Holbein the Elder Hans Holbein the Elder, a name synonymous with meticulous detail and profound psychological insight, stands as one of the most important figures in the transition from late Gothic to High Renaissance art. Born in Augsburg, …
A portrait built from Hans Holbein The Elder's own colours
Every 6 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.
