Juan
de Valdés Leal
early life and training juan de valdés leal, a renowned spanish painter and etcher, was born on may 4, 1622, in seville, spain. he became a painter, sculptor, and architect, showcasing his versatility in the art world. by his twenties, he was studying under antonio …
A portrait built from Juan de Valdés Leal'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.