Samuel
Dirksz van Hoogstraten
A Master of Illusion and Intellect: The World of Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, a name resonating with the ingenuity of the Dutch Golden Age, was far more than simply a painter. Born in Dordrecht in 1627 and passing away there in …
A portrait built from Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten's own colours
Every 20 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.
