Ulisse
Aldrovandi
Ulisse Aldrovandi: A Pioneer of Natural History Born: Bologna, Italy (1522) Died: 1605 Early Life and Education Ulisse Aldrovandi was born in Bologna to Teseo Aldrovandi, a lawyer and secretary to the Senate of Bologna. His early life was marked by the loss of his …
A portrait built from Ulisse Aldrovandi's own colours
Every 4 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.
