Portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune

Portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune (c. 1545) by Agnolo Bronzino. Its palette is led by charcoal (#1e1c1c, 25%) and graphite (#362e2c, 22%), with accents of reddish brown. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light orange #C0936D, takes up 17% of it.

Palette

#1e1c1c MG 222 charcoal 25.3% of canvas
#362e2c MG 218 graphite 22.2% of canvas
#4c413f MG 176 taupe 21.1% of canvas
#c0936d MG 029 light orange 17.3% of canvas
#795d4d MG 154 reddish brown 14.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 41%, Black 33%, Gray 16%, Orange 10%, Yellow 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.40
Contrast: 0.54
Vividness: 0.028
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 133 cells
Hue range: 0.28
Focus: 0.31

Composition

68% of the visual weight is in the right half, 51% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.36 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 46% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: c. 1545
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 115.0 × 53.0 cm
Genre: historiated portrait
Collection: Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

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