Dirck
Van Baburen
Dirck van Baburen: The Utrecht Caravaggisti’s Shadow Dirck jaspersz. van baburen (1595-1624) stands as a pivotal figure in the Utrecht School of Caravaggisti, an artistic movement that irrevocably altered the landscape of Dutch Baroque painting. Born around 1595 in Wijk bij Duurstede—a location reflecting his …
A portrait built from Dirck Van Baburen's own colours
Every 24 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.
