Simeon
Solomon
A Life Shrouded in Beauty and Scandal: The World of Simeon Solomon Simeon Solomon, a name whispered with both reverence and regret within the annals of Victorian art, occupies a unique and often tragic position amongst the Pre-Raphaelites. Born in London in 1840 into a …
A portrait built from Simeon Solomon's own colours
Every 24 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.