Deposition

Deposition (1767) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Its palette is led by rich orange ochre (#7e622e, 24%) and dark amber brown (#5d3d14, 23%), with accents of light gold, scarlet orange and light muted aqua. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet orange #C75C0C, takes up just 3% of it.

Palette

#7e622e MG 178 rich orange ochre 24.3% of canvas
#5d3d14 MG 168 dark amber brown 22.6% of canvas
#a8925d MG 038 light gold 18.8% of canvas
#d6bf8a MG 180 pale sand 16.7% of canvas
#401a05 MG 157 very dark reddish brown 13.7% of canvas
#c75c0c MG 026 scarlet orange 3.3% of canvas
#96a9ab MG 080 light muted aqua 0.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 65%, Yellow 24%, White 4%, Orange 3%, Black 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.59
Vividness: 0.076
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 229 cells
Hue range: 0.33
Focus: 0.04

Composition

55% of the visual weight is in the left half, 54% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.38 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 5% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 34% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1767
Medium: Oil on canvas
Genre: religious art
Collection: National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon

Download the pin · Save to Pinterest

More by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Banquet of Cleopatra, c. 1743
The Immaculate Conception, 1767