Jan
Nagel
A Life in Haarlem and The Hague Jan Nagel lived during a period of significant transition in the Netherlands, moving between the bustling artistic circles of Haarlem and the administrative heart of The Hague. Born around 1560, he was a man of his time, deeply …
A portrait built from Jan Nagel's own colours
Every 5 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.