Italian Renaissance · 1431–1506 · Italian

Andrea Mantegna

Across 3 works, the colors are mostly brown (46%), gray (25%) and black (18%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, muted and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: dark muted blue, very dark muted blue, dark slate, graphite and iron.

Color print

The swatches covering most of these canvases, averaged over every work, dark to light.

• MG 222 charcoal 10.5% of canvas
• MG 218 graphite 7.9% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 6.1% of canvas
• MG 221 blue black 5.9% of canvas
• MG 211 dark slate 5.4% of canvas
• MG 217 iron 5.4% of canvas
• MG 177 dark taupe 5.0% of canvas
• MG 173 putty 3.7% of canvas
• MG 175 stone 3.5% of canvas
• MG 174 warm grey 3.4% of canvas
• MG 172 oatmeal 3.4% of canvas
• MG 099 dark muted blue 2.9% of canvas
• MG 215 grey 2.7% of canvas
• MG 100 very dark muted blue 2.6% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 2.6% of canvas
• MG 216 dark grey 2.5% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.44

Contrast

0.52

Vividness

0.027

Warmth

+0.77

Complexity

205 cells

Hue range

0.52

Focus

0.11

Works

• Madonna della Vittoria, 15th century
• Death of the Virgin, 1462
• Lamentation of Christ, 1483