Philipp
Otto Runge
A Life Illuminated by Inner Vision Philipp Otto Runge, a name resonating with the burgeoning spirit of German Romanticism, was an artist whose tragically short life belied the profound depth and originality of his vision. Born in 1777 in Wolgast, then part of Swedish Pomerania, …
A portrait built from Philipp Otto Runge's own colours
Every 11 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.
