Pieter
Vanderlyn
Pieter Vanderlyn: The Gansevoort Limner and Hudson Valley Portraiture Pieter Vanderlyn (c. 1687 – 1778) stands as a pivotal figure in American colonial art, largely recognized through his distinctive style—the “Gansevoort Limner”—and the captivating portraits he produced during his lifetime. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vanderlyn’s …
A portrait built from Pieter Vanderlyn's own colours
Every 1 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.
