hendrik
floris van langren
introduction to the artist hendrik floris van langren, also known as henricus f. van langren, was a dutch cartographer born in amsterdam, netherlands in circa 1574. he was part of a well-known family of cartographers, globe-makers, mathematicians, and astronomers. early life and education he was …
A portrait built from hendrik floris van langren'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.
