Jean
Baptiste Vanmour
A Window onto the Ottoman Soul: The Life and Art of Jean Baptiste VanmourBorn in Valenciennes, France, in 1671, Jean-Baptiste Vanmour embarked on a journey that would indelibly link his name to the vibrant tapestry of Ottoman life during its celebrated Tulip Era. Initially trained …
A portrait built from Jean Baptiste Vanmour's own colours
Every 29 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.
