Karl
Joseph Stieler
The Master of Bavarian Elegance Joseph Karl Stieler stands as a pivotal figure in the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century German art, a painter whose brush captured the very essence of Neoclassical refinement. Born in 1781 in the historic city of Mainz, Stieler was destined for …
A portrait built from Karl Joseph Stieler's own colours
Every 9 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.
