View of Delft

View of Delft (c. 1661) by Johannes Vermeer. Its palette is led by silver (#dddfda, 32%) and pale grey (#c7c5bd, 21%), with accents of taupe, dark taupe and rich orange brown. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.

Palette

#dddfda MG 206 silver 31.6% of canvas
#c7c5bd MG 212 pale grey 21.2% of canvas
#918673 MG 182 golden umber 17.7% of canvas
#5b4d40 MG 176 taupe 11.9% of canvas
#b0c9e2 MG 093 pale muted blue 7.3% of canvas
#352e27 MG 177 dark taupe 5.1% of canvas
#8e5948 MG 158 rich orange brown 5.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 43%, White 32%, Gray 12%, Blue 7%, Orange 4%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.73
Contrast: 0.58
Vividness: 0.027
Warmth: +0.65
Complexity: 154 cells
Hue range: 0.45
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: c. 1661
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 96.5 × 115.7 cm
Genre: cityscape
Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague

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The Little Street, 1658
The Milkmaid, 1660
The Astronomer, 1664
Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665
The Art of Painting, c. 1667