Prometheuslandschaft

Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany · 98.5 x 125 cm

Nocturnal Basalt
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Prometheuslandschaft by Arnold Böcklin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
5.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#32322E black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 108°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 5.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Prometheuslandschaft" (1885) reads as a deep, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Slate and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #ABA279 pulls the eye.

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