Johann
Jacob Steinmann
early life and training johann jacob steinmann, a swiss artist, lithographer, and painter, was born on september 17, 1800, in basel, switzerland. as the son of a tailor, steinmann's artistic journey began with studying lithography in 1821 under godefroy engelmann in mulhouse, france. he later …
A portrait built from Johann Jacob Steinmann's own colours
Every 2 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.