Netherlandish Proverbs

Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Its palette is led by dark taupe (#3f371e, 28%) and rich ochre (#6b5027, 23%), with accents of amber, pale gold, ivory and lime green. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and yellow cover about four-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, pale gold #D8C174, takes up 8% of it.

Palette

#3f371e MG 177 dark taupe 28.3% of canvas
#6b5027 MG 179 rich ochre 23.3% of canvas
#967036 MG 034 amber 15.7% of canvas
#b39650 MG 038 light gold 11.1% of canvas
#1d1e0f MG 196 very dark olive 7.9% of canvas
#d8c174 MG 036 pale gold 7.8% of canvas
#e4eed3 MG 200 ivory 3.6% of canvas
#47916d MG 065 lime green 2.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 58%, Yellow 20%, Green 8%, Black 7%, White 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.50
Contrast: 0.59
Vividness: 0.065
Warmth: +0.91
Complexity: 247 cells
Hue range: 0.50
Focus: 0.01

Composition

50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 52% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.40 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 3% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 37% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1559
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Size: 117.0 × 163.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Berlin

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