Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Slab

Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Slab (1716) by Rachel Ruysch. Its palette is led by soot (#181612, 81%) and taupe (#504c3b, 9%), with accents of light sand. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Palette

#181612 MG 223 soot 80.5% of canvas
#504c3b MG 176 taupe 9.3% of canvas
#7c6c57 MG 183 golden umber 5.2% of canvas
#833724 MG 147 rich sienna 3.0% of canvas
#b3a58e MG 181 light sand 1.8% of canvas

Color families

Black 74%, Brown 21%, Red 2%, Green 2%, Gray 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.27
Contrast: 0.36
Vividness: 0.013
Warmth: +0.97
Complexity: 109 cells
Hue range: 0.53
Focus: 0.50

Details

Date: 1716
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48.5 × 39.5 cm
Genre: floral painting
Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

More by Rachel Ruysch

Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies, and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge, 1688
Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase, 1700–1709