orthodox
icons
Orthodox Icons Orthodox icons represent a profound tradition of religious art rooted in Byzantine Christianity and extending across Eastern Europe and beyond. Unlike Western Christian iconography, which often prioritizes realism and narrative detail, Orthodox icon painting strives for spiritual contemplation and evokes divine grace through …
A portrait built from orthodox icons's own colours
Every 19 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.
