david
altenstetter
The Luminous Legacy of David Altenstetter In the heart of the sixteenth century, amidst the intellectual awakening of the Renaissance, the artistic landscape of Alsace and Augsburg was transformed by the meticulous hands of David Altenstetter. Born around 1547 in Colmar, a city steeped in …
A portrait built from david altenstetter'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.
