Duccio
di Buoninsegna
The Sienese Luminary: Duccio di Buoninsegna and the Dawn of a New Italian VisionDuccio di Buoninsegna, born in Siena around 1255, stands as a pivotal figure bridging the stylistic chasm between the Byzantine world and the burgeoning artistic sensibilities of Italy. While biographical details remain …
A portrait built from Duccio di Buoninsegna'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.