Jacob
Gillig
The Silent Observer of Utrecht: The Life of Jacob Gillig In the bustling heart of the Dutch Golden Age, amidst the vibrant commerce and rhythmic pulse of Utrecht, lived a man whose life was defined by an unusual duality. Jacob Gillig, born around 1636, did …
A portrait built from Jacob Gillig's own colours
Every 12 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.