Cosmè
Tura
A Ferrarese Visionary: The Life and Art of Cosmè Tura Born around 1430 in the vibrant ducal city of Ferrara, Italy, Cosmè Tura emerged from humble beginnings – his father was a shoemaker named Domenico – to become one of the most distinctive and influential …
A portrait built from Cosmè Tura's own colours
Every 60 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.
