Domenico
Ghirlandaio
A Florentine Garland: The Life and Art of Domenico Ghirlandaio Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi, known to history as Domenico Ghirlandaio, emerged from the vibrant artistic landscape of Florence in 1449. His very nickname, “Il Ghirlandaio” – the garland-maker – speaks volumes about …
A portrait built from Domenico Ghirlandaio's own colours
Every 100 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.