Izaäk
Schmidt
A Life in Amsterdam Izaäk Schmidt lived his life within the familiar streets of Amsterdam. Born on 11 July 1740, he was a man of many talents, moving between the roles of painter, drawer, art teacher, and writer. His presence in the Dutch art scene …
A portrait built from Izaäk Schmidt's own colours
Every 2 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.