Perseus and Andromeda

Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 227 x 153.5 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Perseus and Andromeda by Anton Raphael Mengs

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
28.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#583A36 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 35°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 28.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 28.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Perseus and Andromeda" (1776) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E4B591 pulls the eye.

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