La fornarina

Raphael 1483–1520

La fornarina (c. 1518–1520) by Raphael. Its palette is led by soot (#1d1814, 57%) and pale tan (#d1b8a7, 16%), with accents of reddish brown, dark reddish brown, very dark crimson and dark muted blue. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Color reading

Black and brown cover more than nine-tenths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, very dark crimson #47151A, takes up just 5% of it.

Palette

#1d1814 MG 223 soot 57.1% of canvas
#d1b8a7 MG 163 pale tan 15.8% of canvas
#b38877 MG 152 reddish brown 8.0% of canvas
#876250 MG 153 reddish brown 6.0% of canvas
#643f32 MG 155 dark reddish brown 5.6% of canvas
#47151a MG 009 very dark crimson 4.7% of canvas
#273245 MG 099 dark muted blue 2.9% of canvas

Color families

Black 56%, Brown 37%, Red 4%, Gray 1%, Blue 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.38
Contrast: 0.60
Vividness: 0.023
Warmth: +0.97
Complexity: 130 cells
Hue range: 0.36
Focus: 0.23

Composition

61% of the visual weight is in the left half, 76% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.44 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 50% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 21% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: c. 1518–1520
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 87.0 × 63.0 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

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