Francesco
Hayez
early life and training francesco hayez, a renowned italian painter, was born on february 10, 1791, in venice, italy. his father, giovanni, was of french origin, while his mother, chiara torcella, hailed from murano. the young francesco showed a predisposition for drawing and was apprenticed …
A portrait built from Francesco Hayez's own colours
Every 95 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.
