The Source

The Source (1856) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Its palette is led by charcoal (#292623, 45%) and taupe (#514637, 33%), with accents of amber brown. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, pale sand #D1B887, takes up 6% of it.

Palette

#292623 MG 222 charcoal 45.4% of canvas
#514637 MG 176 taupe 32.7% of canvas
#b69e78 MG 181 light sand 8.2% of canvas
#8b7154 MG 166 amber brown 8.0% of canvas
#d1b887 MG 180 pale sand 5.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 60%, Black 31%, Gray 6%, Yellow 3%, Orange 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.40
Contrast: 0.54
Vividness: 0.026
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 109 cells
Hue range: 0.15
Focus: 0.29

Composition

53% of the visual weight is in the left half, 57% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.56 (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: 1856
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 163.0 × 80.0 cm
Genre: nude
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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