Peter
Janssen
The Foundations of a Painter Johann Peter Theodor Janssen began his life in Düsseldorf, born to an engraver named Tamme Weyert Theodor Janssen. His early training came from his father's own hands, learning the precise lines of engraving before moving toward the broader strokes of …
A portrait built from Peter Janssen'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.