The Blind Leading the Blind

The Blind Leading the Blind (1568) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Its palette is led by dark taupe (#43392f, 30%) and brown (#735437, 28%), with accents of light sand. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about three-quarters of the canvas. Its most vivid color, amber brown #8E6F4E, takes up 22% of it.

Palette

#43392f MG 177 dark taupe 30.5% of canvas
#735437 MG 167 brown 28.2% of canvas
#8e6f4e MG 166 amber brown 21.9% of canvas
#bba27c MG 181 light sand 12.9% of canvas
#dacebc MG 202 pale muted golden cream 6.5% of canvas

Color families

Brown 75%, Gray 11%, Orange 5%, Black 3%, White 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.51
Contrast: 0.51
Vividness: 0.044
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 196 cells
Hue range: 0.26
Focus: 0.00

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.14 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 8% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 36% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1568
Medium: Tempera on canvas
Size: 86.0 × 154.0 cm
Genre: religious art
Collection: Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

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