Northern Renaissance · 1467
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1467) by Hans Memling. Its palette is led by bistre (#322c23, 34%) and umber (#6b5525, 22%), with accents of rich sienna and scarlet red. 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, scarlet red #C14E32, takes up just 3% of it.
Palette
- #322c23 MG 219 bistre 33.5% of canvas
- #6b5525 MG 184 umber 22.2% of canvas
- #debf7d MG 036 pale gold 19.0% of canvas
- #b5925c MG 033 light amber 18.1% of canvas
- #7d2f25 MG 147 rich sienna 4.2% of canvas
- #c14e32 MG 017 scarlet red 2.9% of canvas
Color families
Brown 50%, Yellow 18%, Black 16%, Orange 4%, Gray 4%
Measurements
Composition
54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 51% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.48 (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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