jakob
mores the elder
The Shadowed Master: Unveiling the World of Jakob Mores the Elder Jakob Mores the Elder, a figure largely obscured by the currents of 16th and early 17th-century European art, remains a compelling testament to the quiet brilliance of German craftsmanship. Born around 1540 in Germany …
A portrait built from jakob mores the elder'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.