Sanctuary of Hercules

Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany · 100.5 x 141 cm

Dusky Tawny
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Sanctuary of Hercules by Arnold Böcklin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
12.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#261C19 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 51°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 12.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 12.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sanctuary of Hercules" (1880) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Mauve. One color carries 57% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #5B3E1E pulls the eye.

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