Caravaggio
The Life of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Milan, 29 September 1571. The Duchy of Milan, under the Spanish Empire, provides the setting for the birth of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He is known by several names: Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio. His existence …
A portrait built from Caravaggio'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.