Matthäus
The Younger Merian
A Legacy of Precision: The Life and Art of Matthäus Merian the Younger In the grand tapestry of the seventeenth century, few threads are as intricate or as vital as those woven by Matthäus Merian the Younger. Born in the historic Swiss city of Basel …
A portrait built from Matthäus The Younger Merian's own colours
Every 12 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.