The Bridge at Narni

The Bridge at Narni (1826) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Its palette is led by iron (#4a4641, 24%) and pale grey (#c6c8ce, 23%), with accents of pigeon grey. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown and gray cover nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, light tan #BCA489, stays close to gray.

Palette

#4a4641 MG 217 iron 23.9% of canvas
#c6c8ce MG 212 pale grey 22.7% of canvas
#7d755b MG 192 golden olive 21.5% of canvas
#bca489 MG 164 light tan 18.0% of canvas
#9aa0b1 MG 208 pigeon grey 13.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 43%, Gray 43%, Blue 5%, White 3%, Yellow 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.63
Contrast: 0.49
Vividness: 0.027
Warmth: +0.73
Complexity: 154 cells
Hue range: 0.47
Focus: 0.09

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 59% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.46 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 32% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 30% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1826
Medium: Oil on paper and canvas
Size: 34.0 × 48.0 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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