Grande Odalisque

Grande Odalisque (1814) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Its palette is led by dark slate (#2b2e37, 37%) and bone (#d8c3ac, 19%), with accents of putty, umber and light gold. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.

Color reading

Brown and gray cover more than three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light gold #BC9A40, takes up just 2% of it.

Palette

#2b2e37 MG 211 dark slate 37.5% of canvas
#d8c3ac MG 171 bone 18.8% of canvas
#415475 MG 106 blue 13.1% of canvas
#ac957c MG 173 putty 10.3% of canvas
#675b47 MG 184 umber 10.1% of canvas
#667b96 MG 096 muted azure blue 8.3% of canvas
#bc9a40 MG 038 light gold 2.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 35%, Gray 27%, Blue 22%, Black 11%, Yellow 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.50
Contrast: 0.56
Vividness: 0.035
Warmth: +0.17
Complexity: 199 cells
Hue range: 0.39
Focus: 0.00

Composition

62% of the visual weight is in the left half, 69% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.04 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 26% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 30% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1814
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 91.0 × 162.0 cm
Genre: nude
Made in: France
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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