jan claesz rietschoof — Palette Genome

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claesz rietschoof

1652 — 1719 · Early Modern

A Life Painted by the Sea: Jan Claesz Rietschoof and the Dutch Golden Age Jan Claesz Rietschoof, born in the bustling maritime town of Hoorn in 1652, was a painter inextricably linked to the waters that defined his homeland. He emerged during the latter stages …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from jan claesz rietschoof's own colours

Every 7 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.

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Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.