Scenes from the Passion of Christ

Scenes from the Passion of Christ (1470) by Hans Memling. Its palette is led by amber brown (#8d7354, 25%) and umber (#605644, 19%), with accents of light orange and pale gold. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover more than two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light orange #D58F54, takes up 16% of it.

Palette

#8d7354 MG 166 amber brown 25.3% of canvas
#605644 MG 184 umber 19.2% of canvas
#494133 MG 185 dark golden umber 18.3% of canvas
#1f1e1d MG 222 charcoal 16.9% of canvas
#d58f54 MG 029 light orange 16.1% of canvas
#e5cc87 MG 036 pale gold 4.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 56%, Black 15%, Orange 11%, Yellow 10%, Gray 7%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.49
Contrast: 0.55
Vividness: 0.047
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 250 cells
Hue range: 0.39
Focus: 0.00

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 56% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.59 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 1% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 39% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1470
Medium: Oil on panel and oak panel
Size: 56.7 × 92.2 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: Galleria Sabauda, Turin

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