Lucas
Cranach Vanem
Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (Lucas Müller, Lucas Cranach der Ältere, Lucas Cranach der Jüngere) was born around 1472 in Kronach, Bavaria – part of the Bishopric of Bamberg – and died in Wittenberg, Saxony, on October 16th, 1553. He stands as …
A portrait built from Lucas Cranach Vanem's own colours
Every 100 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.
