Quimbaya
Culture
The Legacy of Geometric Mastery: Exploring the Artistry of the Quimbaya Culture Nestled within the lush, verdant expanses of Colombia’s Cauca River Valley, the Quimbaya culture represents a singular and breathtaking achievement in pre-Columbian artistry. Flourishing from approximately 100 BCE through the era of Spanish …
A portrait built from Quimbaya Culture's own colours
Every 24 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.