Jan
Soens
The Life and Origins of Jan Soens Jan Soens was a Dutch painter born in 's-Hertogenbosch around 1547. His life followed a path that led him far from his native Netherlands, eventually settling into the artistic circles of Italy. In those southern lands, he was …
A portrait built from Jan Soens's own colours
Every 2 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.