Jan
Frans van Bloemen
A Flemish Painter in Roman ArcadiaJan Frans van Bloemen, a name perhaps less immediately recognizable than some of his contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a significant place within the landscape tradition of 18th-century Rome. Born in Antwerp in 1662 into a family deeply rooted in artistic practice …
A portrait built from Jan Frans van Bloemen's own colours
Every 41 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.