The Jolly Toper

The Jolly Toper (1629) by Judith Leyster. Its palette is led by golden olive (#655f45, 42%) and taupe (#57503a, 21%). Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, golden olive #858863, stays close to gray.

Palette

#655f45 MG 193 golden olive 42.3% of canvas
#57503a MG 176 taupe 20.7% of canvas
#48402f MG 185 dark golden umber 19.3% of canvas
#1e1c15 MG 219 bistre 10.3% of canvas
#858863 MG 191 golden olive 7.4% of canvas

Color families

Brown 87%, Black 9%, Yellow 2%, Gray 1%, Orange 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.44
Contrast: 0.33
Vividness: 0.036
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 70 cells
Hue range: 0.29
Focus: 0.00

Composition

56% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 57% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 23% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1629
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 87.0 × 81.5 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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