The Proposition

The Proposition (1631) by Judith Leyster. Its palette is led by warm black (#1d1812, 47%) and dark taupe (#46391d, 33%), with accents of light golden sand. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Color reading

Black and brown cover almost all of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich scarlet brown #81582E, takes up just 4% of it.

Palette

#1d1812 MG 220 warm black 46.5% of canvas
#46391d MG 177 dark taupe 32.5% of canvas
#312b1c MG 219 bistre 15.2% of canvas
#81582e MG 161 rich scarlet brown 3.8% of canvas
#a3a094 MG 190 light golden sand 2.0% of canvas

Color families

Black 52%, Brown 46%, Gray 2%, Green 1%, Orange 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.29
Contrast: 0.28
Vividness: 0.022
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 46 cells
Hue range: 0.14
Focus: 0.04

Composition

51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 75% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.13 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 75% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 17% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1631
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 30.8 × 24.2 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague

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