Joseph
Karl Stieler
The Master of Bavarian Elegance In the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century European art, few threads shine with as much refined luster as the works of Joseph Karl Stieler. Born in November 1781 in the historic city of Mainz, Stieler was destined for a life steeped …
A portrait built from Joseph Karl Stieler's own colours
Every 31 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.
