Romanticism · 1794
The Ancient of Days
The Ancient of Days (1794) by William Blake. Its palette is led by charcoal (#1a221a, 37%) and parchment (#eee2ca, 18%), with accents of amber, rich sienna, light amber gold and pale golden yellow. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Palette
- #1a221a MG 222 charcoal 36.5% of canvas
- #eee2ca MG 201 parchment 18.1% of canvas
- #413125 MG 177 dark taupe 14.1% of canvas
- #a0772f MG 034 amber 11.0% of canvas
- #803d2e MG 147 rich sienna 10.0% of canvas
- #bea545 MG 037 light amber gold 7.5% of canvas
- #ebd15d MG 040 pale golden yellow 2.7% of canvas
Color families
Brown 30%, Black 24%, White 17%, Green 14%, Yellow 10%
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More by William Blake
- Agony in the Garden, 18th century
- Newton, 1795
- The Ghost of a Flea, c. 1819