Venus, Adonis, and Cupid

Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain · 212 x 268 cm

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Venus, Adonis, and Cupid by Annibale Carracci

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
28.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#513E2F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 66°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 28.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 28.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Venus, Adonis, and Cupid" (1591) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. One color carries 49% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #A94839 pulls the eye.

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