The Angelus

The Angelus (1858) by Jean-François Millet. Its palette is led by soot (#1c1615, 38%) and dark taupe (#3f3628, 31%), with accents of golden umber and light sand. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, pale gold #D4C88F, takes up 8% of it.

Palette

#1c1615 MG 223 soot 38.0% of canvas
#3f3628 MG 177 dark taupe 31.2% of canvas
#7c725d MG 183 golden umber 11.1% of canvas
#d4c88f MG 036 pale gold 7.7% of canvas
#b09e73 MG 181 light sand 6.2% of canvas
#e9e3b0 MG 203 pale muted golden cream 5.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 46%, Black 40%, White 6%, Yellow 6%, Gray 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.41
Contrast: 0.70
Vividness: 0.028
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 97 cells
Hue range: 0.30
Focus: 0.20

Composition

58% of the visual weight is in the left half, 81% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.55 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 36% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 33% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1858
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 55.5 × 66.0 cm
Made in: France
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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