Adriaen
Van De Velde
Adriaen van de Velde: Painter of Tranquil Landscapes and Animal Scenes Adriaen van de Velde (1636-1672) stands as a pivotal figure in Dutch Golden Age art, celebrated primarily for his exquisitely rendered landscapes populated with animals—a genre that cemented his reputation as one of the …
A portrait built from Adriaen Van De Velde's own colours
Every 21 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.
