Johan
Tobias Sergel
Johan Tobias Sergel: Sculptor of Emotion and Myth Johan Tobias Sergel (1740-1814) stands as a pivotal figure in 18th and 19th-century Swedish art, a sculptor whose expressive portraits and dramatic mythological scenes captured the spirit of his time. Born in Stockholm, he rose from humble …
A portrait built from Johan Tobias Sergel's own colours
Every 5 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.
