Jacob
Matham
Jacob Matham: A Haarlem Engraver Bridging Rubens and Pieter Aertsen Jacob Matham (15 october 1571 – 20 january 1631), born in Haarlem, Netherlands, stands as a pivotal figure within the Dutch Golden Age’s artistic landscape. Primarily recognized for his masterful engravings—particularly those meticulously crafted after …
A portrait built from Jacob Matham's own colours
Every 9 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.
