St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata

Giotto 1267–1337

St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata (c. 1297) by Giotto. Its palette is led by light gold (#a68d50, 35%) and dark taupe (#44382c, 29%), with accents of pale gold and rich brown. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color note

Giotto gave painting solid figures in real space. In the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua (c. 1305) his scenes sit beneath a deep blue vault scattered with gold stars.

Palette

#a68d50 MG 038 light gold 34.9% of canvas
#44382c MG 177 dark taupe 28.8% of canvas
#6b583b MG 184 umber 15.2% of canvas
#876f45 MG 183 golden umber 14.1% of canvas
#d6c996 MG 036 pale gold 5.8% of canvas
#803d26 MG 159 rich brown 1.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 63%, Yellow 27%, Black 6%, Gray 3%, White 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.53
Contrast: 0.47
Vividness: 0.056
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 205 cells
Hue range: 0.31
Focus: 0.08

Composition

56% of the visual weight is in the right half, 56% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.81 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 2% 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: c. 1297
Medium: Tempera and gold on poplar panel
Size: 313.0 × 163.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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