franc
linder
Franz Linder (1738 – 1802): A Pioneer of German Portraiture Franz Linder, born in Germany around 1738, stands as a pivotal figure in the history of German portrait painting during the Baroque era. Though overshadowed by more celebrated contemporaries like Rembrandt and Rubens, Linder’s meticulous …
A portrait built from franc linder's own colours
Every 1 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.