Juan
De Arfe
The Golden Legacy of Juan de Arfe In the grand tapestry of the Spanish Golden Age, few names resonate with the same blend of technical precision and spiritual fervor as Juan de Arfe. Born in León around 1535, Arfe emerged from a lineage that bridged …
A portrait built from Juan De Arfe's own colours
Every 2 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.