cranach
the elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder: Life and Legacy Early Life and Training Born around 1472 in Kronach, Germany, Lucas Cranach the Elder was a pivotal figure of the German Renaissance. His father, Hans Maler (meaning “the painter”), provided his initial artistic training. The specifics of his …
A portrait built from cranach the elder's own colours
Every 2 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.
