The Gleaners

The Gleaners (1857) by Jean-François Millet. Its palette is led by golden umber (#958866, 30%) and dark taupe (#433831, 22%). Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about four-fifths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, golden umber #958866, stays close to gray.

Palette

#958866 MG 182 golden umber 29.9% of canvas
#433831 MG 177 dark taupe 21.7% of canvas
#bdb2a1 MG 172 oatmeal 20.0% of canvas
#2d2528 MG 222 charcoal 16.9% of canvas
#d0c1b0 MG 171 bone 11.4% of canvas

Color families

Brown 80%, Black 14%, Gray 5%, Yellow 1%, White 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.59
Vividness: 0.031
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 112 cells
Hue range: 0.30
Focus: 0.06

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 62% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.51 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 40% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 26% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1857
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 83.5 × 110.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Made in: France
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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