maria
van oosterwijck
early life and training maria van oosterwijck, a prominent dutch golden age painter, was born in 1630 in nootdorp, netherlands. her father, a minister of the dutch reformed church, introduced her to jan davidsz. de heem's studio at a young age, where she developed her …
A portrait built from maria van oosterwijck's own colours
Every 5 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.
