adelhog
A Bishop's Legacy: Adelhog and the Symbolism of Hildesheim’s Medieval Coin Bishop Adelhog (1170-1190), a figure largely obscured by the annals of twelfth-century Germany, nevertheless left an indelible mark on his diocese and, crucially, on artistic expression. Born in Hildesheim, a city steeped in ecclesiastical …
A portrait built from adelhog'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.
