Bartolomé
Esteban Murillo
Early Life, Family and Training The story of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo begins in the heart of Seville, where he was born in late December 1617. He was baptized on 1 January 1618, entering a world that would soon demand much of him. His father, Gaspar …
A portrait built from Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's own colours
Every 100 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.