Cornelis
Buys
life and works cornelis cornelisz ii buys, a dutch painter from alkmaar, is known for his significant contributions to the art world in the 16th century. although his birth and death dates are not well-documented, it is believed that he was born around 1500 and …
A portrait built from Cornelis Buys's own colours
Every 7 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.