The Titan's Goblet

The Titan's Goblet (1833) by Thomas Cole. Its palette is led by dark taupe (#3a322d, 21%) and ivory (#f7f0dd, 19%), with accents of pigeon grey, bone and golden olive. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown, gray and white cover about four-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, golden olive #8E8F5E, takes up 7% of it.

Palette

#3a322d MG 177 dark taupe 20.8% of canvas
#f7f0dd MG 200 ivory 19.5% of canvas
#5b6359 MG 216 dark grey 18.7% of canvas
#514437 MG 168 dark amber brown 15.1% of canvas
#9d9ea5 MG 208 pigeon grey 9.5% of canvas
#d0c2bc MG 171 bone 9.4% of canvas
#8e8f5e MG 191 golden olive 7.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 32%, Gray 27%, White 23%, Black 9%, Green 6%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.59
Contrast: 0.70
Vividness: 0.026
Warmth: +0.97
Complexity: 136 cells
Hue range: 0.56
Focus: 0.10

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 74% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.55 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 30% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 29% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1833
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 49.2 × 41.0 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Made in: United States
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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