joan
martines
Joan Martínez: Pioneer of Mediterranean Cartography Joan Martínez (c. 1530 – after 1597) stands as a monumental figure in the history of cartography, particularly renowned for his groundbreaking portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea produced in 1565. This remarkable map represents not merely geographical representation …
A portrait built from joan martines'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.
