Madonna Enthroned

Giotto 1267–1337

Madonna Enthroned (1300–1309) by Giotto. Its palette is led by light orange amber (#d8a56a, 39%) and amber brown (#b17f53, 20%), with accents of brown and scarlet red. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.

Color note

Giotto gave painting solid figures in real space. In the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua (c. 1305) his scenes sit beneath a deep blue vault scattered with gold stars.

Palette

#d8a56a MG 032 light orange amber 39.0% of canvas
#b17f53 MG 165 amber brown 20.2% of canvas
#445351 MG 217 iron 15.6% of canvas
#e4cfae MG 202 pale muted golden cream 11.7% of canvas
#82593c MG 167 brown 9.3% of canvas
#da4d3f MG 017 scarlet red 4.2% of canvas

Color families

Yellow 27%, Brown 27%, Orange 21%, Gray 10%, Red 6%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.67
Contrast: 0.45
Vividness: 0.077
Warmth: +0.95
Complexity: 194 cells
Hue range: 0.42
Focus: 0.00

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 51% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.88 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 13% 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: 1300–1309
Medium: Tempera and gold on panel
Size: 325.0 × 204.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Made in: Italy
Collection: Uffizi Gallery, Florence

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