Northern Renaissance · 1504
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi (1504) by Albrecht Dürer. Its palette is led by warm black (#1f120f, 19%) and black (#07050e, 14%), with accents of rich scarlet brown, rich scarlet brown, dark blue and silver. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.
Color reading
Brown and black cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light orange #C2843F, takes up 12% of it.
Palette
- #6c401d MG 162 rich scarlet brown 24.9% of canvas
- #1f120f MG 220 warm black 19.2% of canvas
- #07050e MG 224 black 14.0% of canvas
- #9e5f29 MG 161 rich scarlet brown 13.4% of canvas
- #c2843f MG 029 light orange 12.2% of canvas
- #335f8d MG 097 muted blue 7.6% of canvas
- #173a63 MG 107 dark blue 6.7% of canvas
- #e8e7e3 MG 206 silver 2.0% of canvas
Color families
Brown 44%, Black 23%, Blue 14%, Orange 9%, Yellow 4%
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Composition
52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 54% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.34 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 4% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 35% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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