Johannes
Vermeer
The Light of Delft October 1632. A child is baptized in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, Netherlands. Johannes Vermeer enters a world defined by the tactile textures of silk and the commerce of art. His father, Reijnier Janszoon, moves through the city as both a …
A portrait built from Johannes Vermeer's own colours
Every 100 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.