matthäus
seutter
Matthäus Seutter (1678 – 1757): The Augsburg Cartographer Matthäus Seutter, born in Augsburg, Germany, on September 20, 1678, was a pivotal figure in the history of German cartography during the Enlightenment. His life began humbly as an apprentice brewer—a profession seemingly incongruous with his later …
A portrait built from matthäus seutter'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.
