Mother Lacing Her Bodice beside a Cradle

Mother Lacing Her Bodice beside a Cradle (1661) by Pieter de Hooch. Its palette is led by soot (#100f12, 56%) and dark amber brown (#523c29, 27%), with accents of light grey, dark grey and ivory. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Palette

#100f12 MG 223 soot 56.4% of canvas
#523c29 MG 168 dark amber brown 26.8% of canvas
#83552f MG 161 rich scarlet brown 7.0% of canvas
#b2a7ad MG 213 light grey 3.1% of canvas
#a0754d MG 030 orange 3.0% of canvas
#706567 MG 216 dark grey 2.3% of canvas
#eaeee9 MG 200 ivory 1.4% of canvas

Color families

Black 59%, Brown 31%, Gray 6%, White 1%, Red 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.30
Contrast: 0.50
Vividness: 0.020
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 151 cells
Hue range: 0.30
Focus: 0.22

Details

Date: 1661
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 92.0 × 100.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Berlin

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