Jan
Linsen
A Life of High Adventure and Sudden Tragedy Jan Linsen lived a life that seemed to mirror the dramatic themes he chose to paint. Born in Hoorn around 1602 or 1603, this Dutch painter moved through Europe with a restless energy, traveling through France and …
A portrait built from Jan Linsen's own colours
Every 3 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.