ottaviano
nelli
Ottaviano Nelli (1375–1444?) Ottaviano Nelli (1375–1444?), Italian early Renaissance painter, stands as a pivotal figure in Umbrian art history. Born around 1370 in Gubbio, he emerged from a lineage of artists—his father Martino Nelli and grandfather Mello da Gubbio—establishing him firmly within the artistic traditions …
A portrait built from ottaviano nelli's own colours
Every 1 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.
