Rococo · 1732–1806 · French

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Across 4 works, the colors are mostly brown (47%), black (29%) and gray (12%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: charcoal, soot, graphite, dark taupe and rich orange ochre.

Color print

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

• MG 222 charcoal 15.3% of canvas
• MG 223 soot 10.7% of canvas
• MG 177 dark taupe 7.7% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 6.8% of canvas
• MG 218 graphite 6.5% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 4.7% of canvas
• MG 217 iron 3.2% of canvas
• MG 211 dark slate 2.8% of canvas
• MG 168 dark amber brown 2.6% of canvas
• MG 156 dark reddish brown 2.5% of canvas
• MG 185 dark golden umber 2.4% of canvas
• MG 194 dark golden olive 2.2% of canvas
• MG 184 umber 2.2% of canvas
• MG 195 dark olive 1.8% of canvas
• MG 037 light amber gold 1.7% of canvas
• MG 193 golden olive 1.7% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.40

Contrast

0.46

Vividness

0.033

Warmth

+0.96

Complexity

132 cells

Hue range

0.43

Focus

0.15

Composition

Averaged over 4 works: 51% of the visual weight in the right half, 60% in the lower half; symmetry 0.26; 40% calm space; half of the detail in 26% of the canvas. Measured from each image, not a rule the painters followed.

Works

• The Swing, c. 1767
• A Young Girl Reading, 1770
• The Lock, c. 1777
• The Stolen Kiss, 1790