Mannerism · 1534–1540
Madonna with the Long Neck
Madonna with the Long Neck (1534–1540) by Parmigianino. Its palette is led by brown (#754e2d, 33%) and charcoal (#20221c, 22%), with accents of light scarlet, pale muted cream and dark muted azure teal. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown covers about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, very dark rich sienna #581A08, takes up 9% of it.
Palette
- #754e2d MG 167 brown 33.0% of canvas
- #20221c MG 222 charcoal 21.6% of canvas
- #5b391f MG 168 dark amber brown 14.9% of canvas
- #c38963 MG 023 light scarlet 12.4% of canvas
- #581a08 MG 149 very dark rich sienna 8.8% of canvas
- #eccfac MG 199 pale muted cream 5.9% of canvas
- #1f595c MG 084 dark muted azure teal 3.5% of canvas
Color families
Brown 66%, Black 16%, Orange 7%, Blue 5%, White 2%
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Composition
54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 61% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.17 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 21% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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- Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror, c. 1523
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