Giovanni
di Paolo
A Sienese Painter of Dreams Giovanni di Paolo, born in Siena around 1403, stands as a fascinating and somewhat enigmatic figure within the landscape of early Renaissance Italian art. While overshadowed by contemporaries like Masaccio and Donatello who championed a new naturalism, Giovanni carved his …
A portrait built from Giovanni di Paolo's own colours
Every 36 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.
