pedro
de medina
Pedro de Medina: Pioneer of Spanish Navigation Pedro de Medina (1493 – Seville, 1567) stands as a pivotal figure in the history of Spanish cartography and maritime science during the Renaissance. Born in Seville, Spain—a city deeply rooted in seafaring tradition—Medina’s life coincided with an …
A portrait built from pedro de medina'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.
