nanni
di bartolo
The Redheaded Master of the Early Renaissance In the vibrant, competitive atmosphere of the early 15th-century Italian Renaissance, few figures possess a legacy as intriguing yet enigmatic as Nanni di Bartolo. Known to art historians by the evocative moniker "il Rosso"—a tribute to his distinctive …
A portrait built from nanni di bartolo's own colours
Every 30 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.