erasmus
reinhold
A Life Dedicated to Astronomical Precision: The World of Erasmus Reinhold Erasmus Reinhold, born in the small Thuringian town of Saalfeld, Germany, in 1511, stands as a pivotal figure bridging the gap between traditional Ptolemaic astronomy and the burgeoning heliocentric theories of Nicolaus Copernicus. Though …
A portrait built from erasmus reinhold's own colours
Every 1 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.
