Madonna della Vittoria

Madonna della Vittoria (15th century) by Andrea Mantegna. Its palette is led by dark slate (#26293b, 42%) and dark reddish brown (#4f413a, 15%), with accents of soot, light tan, muted azure blue and parchment. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown, black and blue cover nearly three-quarters of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, muted azure blue #8694B4, stays close to gray.

Palette

#26293b MG 211 dark slate 41.5% of canvas
#4f413a MG 155 dark reddish brown 14.9% of canvas
#7b634e MG 175 stone 13.5% of canvas
#0b0b0f MG 223 soot 8.7% of canvas
#bea689 MG 164 light tan 7.4% of canvas
#3e4663 MG 098 dark muted azure blue 6.9% of canvas
#8694b4 MG 095 muted azure blue 4.3% of canvas
#d7d0c7 MG 201 parchment 2.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 25%, Black 24%, Blue 22%, Gray 21%, Red 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.40
Contrast: 0.55
Vividness: 0.031
Warmth: +0.31
Complexity: 244 cells
Hue range: 0.73
Focus: 0.10

Composition

57% of the visual weight is in the right half, 56% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.60 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 2% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 36% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 15th century
Medium: Tempera and oil on canvas
Size: 285.0 × 168.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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