Rococo · 1725
The Stonemason's Yard
The Stonemason's Yard (1725) by Canaletto. Its palette is led by dark taupe (#3d3327, 29%) and grey (#768384, 27%), with accents of amber brown. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.
Color reading
Brown and gray cover nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, amber brown #AE8159, takes up 6% of it.
Palette
- #3d3327 MG 177 dark taupe 28.9% of canvas
- #768384 MG 215 grey 27.5% of canvas
- #73543a MG 167 brown 24.2% of canvas
- #9c9e9d MG 208 pigeon grey 13.1% of canvas
- #ae8159 MG 165 amber brown 6.3% of canvas
Color families
Brown 47%, Gray 40%, Black 8%, Orange 2%, Blue 2%
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Composition
50% of the visual weight is in the right half, 63% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.35 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 40% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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