The Isle of the Dead

Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland · 155 x 111 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.
The Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#3B2B28 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 42°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Isle of the Dead" (1880) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Mauve. One color carries 77% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #F3EABC pulls the eye.

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