Dieric
Bouts
The Life and Art of Dieric Bouts Dieric Bouts was an Early Netherlandish painter who worked in Leuven from 1457 until his death in 1475. Born in Haarlem, Netherlands, he was a painter and draftsperson. His career included serving as the city painter of Leuven, …
A portrait built from Dieric Bouts's own colours
Every 43 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.