Symbolism & Aestheticism · 1901

Judith I

Gustav Klimt 1862–1918

Judith I (1901) by Gustav Klimt. Its palette is led by putty (#968c7a, 25%) and rich orange ochre (#7d5d2f, 22%), with accents of iron and pale gold. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color note

In his “golden phase” Klimt applied real gold leaf, inspired by the Byzantine mosaics he saw in Ravenna in 1903. The Kiss and the portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer are its best-known works.

Palette

#968c7a MG 173 putty 25.4% of canvas
#7d5d2f MG 178 rich orange ochre 22.1% of canvas
#977846 MG 034 amber 19.9% of canvas
#251e1f MG 222 charcoal 13.7% of canvas
#49474c MG 217 iron 10.6% of canvas
#e1c575 MG 036 pale gold 8.2% of canvas

Color families

Brown 57%, Yellow 21%, Black 11%, Gray 8%, Green 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.53
Vividness: 0.051
Warmth: +0.99
Complexity: 211 cells
Hue range: 0.27
Focus: 0.00

Composition

51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 60% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.36 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 14% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 32% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1901
Medium: Oil and gold on canvas
Size: 84.0 × 42.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: Belvedere, Vienna

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