rodrigo
díaz de vivar
The Enduring Legend of El Cid: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar and His Painted Echoes Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, more famously known as El Cid Campeador – “the Champion” – remains one of Spain’s most beloved and complex figures. Born around 1043 in the small village …
A portrait built from rodrigo díaz de vivar's own colours
Every 4 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.
