Baroque · 1618
Judith and Her Maidservant
Judith and Her Maidservant (1618) by Artemisia Gentileschi. Its palette is led by bistre (#282414, 31%) and warm black (#131207, 18%), with accents of light amber and pale orange amber. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color note
Artemisia took up Caravaggio's dramatic light, setting strongly lit figures in rich reds, golds and blues against dark grounds.
Palette
- #282414 MG 219 bistre 30.6% of canvas
- #131207 MG 220 warm black 17.6% of canvas
- #ad905b MG 033 light amber 14.3% of canvas
- #56421f MG 185 dark golden umber 13.6% of canvas
- #6d572e MG 184 umber 13.2% of canvas
- #dec497 MG 031 pale orange amber 10.6% of canvas
Color families
Brown 49%, Black 35%, Yellow 12%, White 3%, Orange 1%
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Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the left half, 54% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.30 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 22% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 31% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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