Rococo · 1730
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice (1730) by Canaletto. Its palette is led by pale muted azure aqua (#c2d9dc, 34%) and golden olive (#797d5b, 22%), with accents of pale golden sand and soot. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown, gray and blue cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, pale golden sand #CEC28E, takes up 5% of it.
Palette
- #c2d9dc MG 077 pale muted azure aqua 34.0% of canvas
- #797d5b MG 192 golden olive 22.1% of canvas
- #413828 MG 177 dark taupe 18.1% of canvas
- #899ea7 MG 208 pigeon grey 16.2% of canvas
- #cec28e MG 189 pale golden sand 5.3% of canvas
- #0b0812 MG 223 soot 4.3% of canvas
Color families
Brown 31%, Gray 21%, Blue 15%, White 15%, Black 7%
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Composition
54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 74% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.13 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 32% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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