Baroque · 1610
Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders (1610) by Artemisia Gentileschi. Its palette is led by dark golden olive (#474234, 34%) and soot (#141410, 15%), with accents of light sand, light muted blue, scarlet red and parchment. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color note
Artemisia took up Caravaggio's dramatic light, setting strongly lit figures in rich reds, golds and blues against dark grounds.
Palette
- #474234 MG 194 dark golden olive 34.4% of canvas
- #141410 MG 223 soot 14.7% of canvas
- #696350 MG 175 stone 14.6% of canvas
- #717782 MG 209 cool grey 12.0% of canvas
- #b9a887 MG 181 light sand 8.8% of canvas
- #92a5c4 MG 094 light muted blue 6.1% of canvas
- #bb5342 MG 017 scarlet red 5.9% of canvas
- #dcd7cb MG 201 parchment 3.5% of canvas
Color families
Brown 58%, Black 16%, Gray 12%, Blue 6%, Red 5%
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Composition
52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 55% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.53 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 25% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 29% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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