Jan
Kieft
A Portrait of Power: The Life and Work of Jan Kieft Jan Kieft, a name perhaps less celebrated than many masters of his era, nevertheless occupies a fascinating niche in the history of portraiture. While biographical details remain scarce – a testament to the often-overlooked …
A portrait built from Jan Kieft'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.
