Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei (1635) by Francisco de Zurbarán. Its palette is led by blue black (#1c1b16, 49%) and dark taupe (#373427, 28%), with accents of golden umber and pale sand. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover almost all of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, golden umber #796A4B, stays close to gray.

Palette

#1c1b16 MG 221 blue black 48.9% of canvas
#373427 MG 177 dark taupe 27.7% of canvas
#796a4b MG 183 golden umber 11.0% of canvas
#a29374 MG 173 putty 10.3% of canvas
#c8b99b MG 180 pale sand 2.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 50%, Black 50%, Yellow 0%, Gray 0%, Green 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.34
Contrast: 0.48
Vividness: 0.019
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 109 cells
Hue range: 0.09
Focus: 0.32

Composition

56% of the visual weight is in the right half, 51% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.54 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 52% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 22% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1635
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 37.3 × 62.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Made in: Spain
Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid

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