Jacobus
Ludovicus Cornet
A Life Rooted in Leiden In the quiet streets of Leiden, where history seemed to breathe through every brick and canal, Jacobus Ludovic and his initials, J.L. Cornet, carved out a life dedicated to the preservation of the past. Born in 1815, he did not …
A portrait built from Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet's own colours
Every 8 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.