Mannerism · 1529
Portrait of a Halberdier, Francesco Guardi?
Portrait of a Halberdier, Francesco Guardi? (1529) by Pontormo. Its palette is led by dark umber (#3b311c, 56%) and light amber (#af956b, 21%), with accents of dark rich sienna. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown covers nearly two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #A13A23, takes up just 3% of it.
Palette
- #3b311c MG 186 dark umber 56.1% of canvas
- #af956b MG 033 light amber 21.5% of canvas
- #785736 MG 167 brown 14.4% of canvas
- #68211a MG 148 dark rich sienna 4.5% of canvas
- #a13a23 MG 019 scarlet red 3.5% of canvas
Color families
Brown 64%, Black 25%, Yellow 6%, Red 4%, Orange 1%
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Composition
53% of the visual weight is in the right half, 60% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.46 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 42% 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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