Apelles
Apelles of Kos: The Forgotten Genius of Ancient Greece Apelles of Kos (fl. 4th century BC) remains one of the most enigmatic figures in ancient Greek art history—a painter whose brilliance was acknowledged by contemporaries but largely eclipsed by subsequent artistic developments. Despite the scarcity …
A portrait built from Apelles's own colours
Every 4 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.
