Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan

Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (1500–1509) by Giovanni Bellini. Its palette is led by dark muted azure blue (#344c5a, 45%) and dark amber brown (#5d3e28, 22%), with accents of golden umber, light orange and pale sand. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.

Color reading

Brown and blue cover about four-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light orange #BA8459, takes up just 5% of it.

Palette

#344c5a MG 098 dark muted azure blue 44.6% of canvas
#5d3e28 MG 168 dark amber brown 22.0% of canvas
#84775d MG 183 golden umber 13.7% of canvas
#413326 MG 177 dark taupe 13.1% of canvas
#ba8459 MG 029 light orange 4.6% of canvas
#c1b495 MG 180 pale sand 2.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 50%, Blue 29%, Gray 18%, Orange 2%, Black 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.43
Contrast: 0.33
Vividness: 0.042
Warmth: +0.21
Complexity: 103 cells
Hue range: 0.54
Focus: 0.03

Composition

59% of the visual weight is in the left half, 59% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.53 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 55% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 22% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1500–1509
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 61.6 × 45.1 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: National Gallery, London

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