hendrick
hamel
A Tempest of Fate and Discovery In the heart of the Dutch Golden Age, a period defined by maritime prowess and global ambition, the life of Hendrick Hamel took an unexpected turn from the predictable routes of the East India Company. Born in Gorinchem, Hamel …
A portrait built from hendrick hamel's own colours
Every 1 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.