The Coronation of Gabo Napoleon

The Coronation of Gabo Napoleon (1807) by Jacques-Louis David. Its palette is led by charcoal (#2c282e, 44%) and taupe (#524a3f, 24%), with accents of light golden sand and bone. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown and gray cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, bone #D6C8A7, stays close to gray.

Palette

#2c282e MG 222 charcoal 43.8% of canvas
#524a3f MG 176 taupe 23.7% of canvas
#695e49 MG 184 umber 12.3% of canvas
#7e7761 MG 174 warm grey 11.0% of canvas
#a79e83 MG 190 light golden sand 6.8% of canvas
#d6c8a7 MG 171 bone 2.5% of canvas

Color families

Brown 49%, Gray 27%, Black 18%, Blue 4%, Yellow 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.41
Contrast: 0.46
Vividness: 0.025
Warmth: +0.97
Complexity: 184 cells
Hue range: 0.47
Focus: 0.11

Composition

59% of the visual weight is in the right half, 50% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.13 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 10% 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: 1807
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 621.0 × 979.0 cm
Genre: history painting
Made in: France
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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