Han
Van Meegeren
A Master Forger's Deceptive Brilliance: The Life and Work of Han van Meegeren Han van Meegeren, a name synonymous with art forgery, remains one of the most fascinating and audacious figures in 20th-century art history. Born in Deventer, Netherlands, on December 10, 1889, his life …
A portrait built from Han Van Meegeren'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.
