The Turkish Bath

The Turkish Bath (1862) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Its palette is led by graphite (#353333, 33%) and taupe (#565447, 26%), with accents of pale muted cream. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown and gray cover nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, amber brown #867060, stays close to gray.

Palette

#353333 MG 218 graphite 32.7% of canvas
#565447 MG 176 taupe 26.3% of canvas
#867060 MG 166 amber brown 22.6% of canvas
#af9a8e MG 151 light reddish tan 15.7% of canvas
#e0caba MG 199 pale muted cream 2.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 56%, Gray 32%, Black 6%, Blue 2%, Red 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.48
Contrast: 0.46
Vividness: 0.024
Warmth: +0.87
Complexity: 154 cells
Hue range: 0.54
Focus: 0.27

Composition

57% of the visual weight is in the right half, 68% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.39 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 28% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 31% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1862
Medium: Oil on canvas and panel
Size: 110.0 × 108.0 cm
Genre: nude
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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