jan
van mekeren
Jan van Mekeren (1658 - 1733): The Silent Maestro of Floral Marquetry Jan van Mekeren, born in Tiel, Netherlands, in 1658, remains an enigmatic figure within the annals of Dutch Golden Age art. Despite leaving behind a prolific output of cabinetmaker’s creations and paintings—primarily landscapes …
A portrait built from jan van mekeren'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.
