Madonna of the Goldfinch

Raphael 1483–1520

Madonna of the Goldfinch (c. 1505) by Raphael. Its palette is led by golden olive (#645b29, 19%) and dark taupe (#463b1b, 17%), with accents of muted lime green, pale gold, dark muted azure blue and dark red. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown, blue and black cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, dark red #7B1A18, takes up just 2% of it.

Palette

#645b29 MG 193 golden olive 18.5% of canvas
#463b1b MG 177 dark taupe 17.5% of canvas
#879d80 MG 056 muted lime green 16.7% of canvas
#1a1c17 MG 221 blue black 16.6% of canvas
#49676b MG 083 muted teal 13.3% of canvas
#d5bd7e MG 036 pale gold 8.4% of canvas
#244253 MG 098 dark muted azure blue 6.8% of canvas
#7b1a18 MG 020 dark red 2.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 36%, Blue 16%, Black 15%, Yellow 14%, Green 13%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.46
Contrast: 0.56
Vividness: 0.053
Warmth: +0.57
Complexity: 244 cells
Hue range: 0.70
Focus: 0.14

Composition

50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.61 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 17% 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: c. 1505
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 107.0 × 77.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: Uffizi Gallery, Florence

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