jacob
ochtervelt
A Life Dedicated to Intimacy: The World of Jacob Ochtervelt Jacob Ochtervelt, born in Rotterdam in 1634 and passing away in Amsterdam in 1682, occupies a fascinating yet somewhat understated position within the pantheon of Dutch Golden Age painters. While not as immediately recognizable a …
A portrait built from jacob ochtervelt's own colours
Every 12 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.
