Catharina
Backer
A Life Surrounded by Splendor Born into the vibrant, prosperous atmosphere of Amsterdam in 1689, Catharina Backer was a woman whose very existence was woven into the rich tapestry of the Dutch Golden Age's twilight. As the daughter of Willem Cornelisz. Backer, a prominent lawyer …
A portrait built from Catharina Backer'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.