Madonna del Prato

Madonna del Prato (1500–1509) by Giovanni Bellini. Its palette is led by cool grey (#587179, 22%) and dark slate (#1c3142, 20%), with accents of amber brown and oatmeal. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and blue cover more than two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, amber brown #9E805E, takes up 16% of it.

Palette

#587179 MG 209 cool grey 21.5% of canvas
#1c3142 MG 211 dark slate 20.1% of canvas
#634b2d MG 168 dark amber brown 17.9% of canvas
#4b381d MG 177 dark taupe 17.6% of canvas
#9e805e MG 165 amber brown 15.9% of canvas
#a8ab9c MG 172 oatmeal 7.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 47%, Blue 23%, Gray 23%, Black 5%, Orange 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.47
Contrast: 0.41
Vividness: 0.042
Warmth: +0.31
Complexity: 139 cells
Hue range: 0.52
Focus: 0.07

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 60% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.36 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 29% 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.

Details

Date: 1500–1509
Medium: Oil on panel and transferred on canvas
Size: 67.3 × 86.4 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: National Gallery, London

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