Mechtelt
van Lichtenberg
A Life Between Utrecht and Kampen Mechtelt van Lichtenberg emerged from the prosperous atmosphere of Utrecht around 1520. Born into a family of means, she was the daughter of Gerrit van Lichtenberg, an official within the saddlers' guild, and Cornelia de Vooght van Rijnevelt. Her …
A portrait built from Mechtelt van Lichtenberg's own colours
Every 3 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.