Northern Renaissance · c. 1490–1510
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights (c. 1490–1510) by Hieronymus Bosch. Its palette is led by yellow (#8c8636, 17%) and rich olive (#676426, 17%), with accents of dark golden olive, light amber gold, muted azure teal and slate. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown and yellow cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light amber gold #BBAC52, takes up 12% of it.
Palette
- #8c8636 MG 045 yellow 17.2% of canvas
- #676426 MG 197 rich olive 16.9% of canvas
- #2a2517 MG 219 bistre 16.0% of canvas
- #4e431c MG 194 dark golden olive 12.6% of canvas
- #bbac52 MG 037 light amber gold 11.7% of canvas
- #cbcaae MG 171 bone 10.9% of canvas
- #6c8c8c MG 081 muted azure teal 9.7% of canvas
- #3d5356 MG 210 slate 4.9% of canvas
Color families
Brown 50%, Yellow 18%, Black 9%, Green 7%, Blue 7%
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Composition
57% of the visual weight is in the left half, 50% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.61 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 1% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 39% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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