Dutch Golden Age · 1688
Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies, and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge
Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies, and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge (1688) by Rachel Ruysch. Its palette is led by very dark brown (#241911, 80%) and very dark rich sienna (#4e140f, 7%), with accents of rich sienna. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.
Color reading
Black and brown cover more than nine-tenths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich sienna #7C3323, takes up just 2% of it.
Palette
- #241911 MG 170 very dark brown 80.1% of canvas
- #4e140f MG 149 very dark rich sienna 7.4% of canvas
- #3e3a2a MG 177 dark taupe 6.6% of canvas
- #7d726d MG 174 warm grey 3.5% of canvas
- #7c3323 MG 147 rich sienna 2.3% of canvas
Color families
Black 59%, Brown 34%, Green 3%, Gray 2%, Red 2%
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Composition
58% of the visual weight is in the left half, 52% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.12 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 53% 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.
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