The Valpinçon Bather

The Valpinçon Bather (1808) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Its palette is led by golden olive (#5c5c4a, 30%) and putty (#97998c, 22%), with accents of ivory. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover about three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light sand #C0A477, takes up 18% of it.

Palette

#5c5c4a MG 193 golden olive 30.3% of canvas
#97998c MG 173 putty 22.1% of canvas
#0b1512 MG 223 soot 20.1% of canvas
#c0a477 MG 181 light sand 17.6% of canvas
#ece9da MG 200 ivory 9.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 45%, Black 16%, Gray 15%, Green 9%, White 8%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.55
Contrast: 0.74
Vividness: 0.030
Warmth: +0.99
Complexity: 175 cells
Hue range: 0.33
Focus: 0.15

Composition

61% of the visual weight is in the right half, 56% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 31% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1808
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 146.0 × 97.5 cm
Genre: nude
Collection: Department of Paintings of the Louvre

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