simon
bening
Raphael: The Poet of Beauty Raphael Sanzio, born Raffaello Santi on April 6, 1483, in Urbino, Italy, was a painter and architect whose name has become synonymous with High Renaissance grace and harmony. Though his life spanned only thirty-seven years – he died tragically young …
A portrait built from simon bening's own colours
Every 8 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.
