Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen

Vilhelm Hammershøi 1864–1916

Amalienborg Square, Copenhagen (1896) by Vilhelm Hammershøi. Its palette is led by stone (#635d50, 30%) and light sand (#aca48d, 20%). Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.

Color note

Hammershøi painted quiet Copenhagen interiors in a narrow range of greys, whites and muted browns, often with a single figure seen from behind.

Palette

#635d50 MG 175 stone 30.0% of canvas
#aca48d MG 181 light sand 19.5% of canvas
#7a7362 MG 183 golden umber 19.4% of canvas
#4d493f MG 176 taupe 17.0% of canvas
#998e76 MG 173 putty 14.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 96%, Gray 4%, Yellow 0%, Green 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.55
Contrast: 0.33
Vividness: 0.027
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 91 cells
Hue range: 0.27
Focus: 0.00

Composition

55% of the visual weight is in the left half, 60% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.20 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 52% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 33% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1896
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 136.5 × 136.5 cm
Genre: architectural painting
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

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