The Hunters in the Snow

The Hunters in the Snow (1565) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Its palette is led by muted green (#5d6b51, 32%) and parchment (#ede3c9, 20%), with accents of light golden sand and rich scarlet brown. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and green cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich scarlet brown #7A440E, takes up 6% of it.

Palette

#5d6b51 MG 058 muted green 32.4% of canvas
#ede3c9 MG 201 parchment 19.7% of canvas
#a6a387 MG 190 light golden sand 17.5% of canvas
#322920 MG 219 bistre 12.4% of canvas
#1a1816 MG 223 soot 11.6% of canvas
#7a440e MG 162 rich scarlet brown 6.4% of canvas

Color families

Brown 44%, Green 22%, White 16%, Black 15%, Gray 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.73
Vividness: 0.034
Warmth: +0.98
Complexity: 232 cells
Hue range: 0.51
Focus: 0.00

Composition

57% of the visual weight is in the left half, 60% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.13 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 8% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 33% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1565
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 117.0 × 162.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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