Jan
de Baen
Jan de Baen: The Elegance of Portraiture in the Dutch Golden Age Jan de Baen (1633-1702) stands as a prominent figure within the illustrious Dutch Golden Age, celebrated for his exquisitely crafted portraits that captured the spirit and dignity of aristocratic subjects. Born in Haarlem …
A portrait built from Jan de Baen's own colours
Every 5 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.
