Rococo · c. 1743

The Banquet of Cleopatra

The Banquet of Cleopatra (c. 1743) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Its palette is led by brown (#6d5a46, 22%) and golden umber (#96856f, 22%), with accents of dark brown, oatmeal, scarlet red and azure. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#6d5a46 MG 167 brown 21.9% of canvas
#96856f MG 182 golden umber 21.8% of canvas
#d5d8d2 MG 206 silver 16.4% of canvas
#3b2f23 MG 169 dark brown 14.5% of canvas
#c1ae92 MG 172 oatmeal 13.2% of canvas
#b4c6d7 MG 207 pale slate 9.0% of canvas
#bf6150 MG 017 scarlet red 2.0% of canvas
#396989 MG 090 azure 1.2% of canvas

Color families

Brown 63%, White 13%, Gray 10%, Black 4%, Blue 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.62
Contrast: 0.61
Vividness: 0.037
Warmth: +0.81
Complexity: 229 cells
Hue range: 0.47
Focus: 0.10

Details

Date: c. 1743
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 250.3 × 357.0 cm
Genre: history painting
Collection: National Gallery of Victoria, City of Melbourne

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