Neoclassicism · 1775
Sappho Inspired by Love
Sappho Inspired by Love (1775) by Angelica Kauffman. Its palette is led by dark brown (#442d16, 20%) and warm black (#191009, 19%), with accents of brown, pale tan, ivory and scarlet red. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown and black cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #A93D33, takes up just 3% of it.
Palette
- #442d16 MG 169 dark brown 19.7% of canvas
- #191009 MG 220 warm black 18.7% of canvas
- #6c512e MG 167 brown 16.2% of canvas
- #707b75 MG 215 grey 14.4% of canvas
- #8f8f84 MG 173 putty 13.9% of canvas
- #e1b587 MG 163 pale tan 8.0% of canvas
- #edeae0 MG 200 ivory 6.1% of canvas
- #a93d33 MG 019 scarlet red 3.0% of canvas
Color families
Brown 49%, Black 18%, Gray 10%, White 7%, Blue 4%
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Composition
57% of the visual weight is in the right half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.07 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 12% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 32% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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