Sacred and Profane Love

Titian 1490–1576

Sacred and Profane Love (c. 1514) by Titian. Its palette is led by blue black (#15141c, 37%) and taupe (#5b503c, 22%), with accents of pigeon grey, amber brown and dark red. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Palette

#15141c MG 221 blue black 36.8% of canvas
#5b503c MG 176 taupe 21.6% of canvas
#6a7990 MG 096 muted azure blue 11.8% of canvas
#979da9 MG 208 pigeon grey 11.1% of canvas
#d2bfbc MG 171 bone 9.1% of canvas
#9e816d MG 165 amber brown 4.9% of canvas
#801414 MG 020 dark red 4.8% of canvas

Color families

Black 34%, Brown 27%, Gray 21%, Blue 12%, Red 4%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.44
Contrast: 0.63
Vividness: 0.027
Warmth: +0.45
Complexity: 217 cells
Hue range: 0.68
Focus: 0.13

Details

Date: c. 1514
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 118.0 × 279.0 cm
Genre: allegory
Collection: Galleria Borghese, Rome

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