Vesuvius

Kornfeld Collection, Bern, Switzerland · 25 x 30 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Vesuvius by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
76.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
57.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
30.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#DDB750 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 88°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 76.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 57.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 76.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Vesuvius" (1892) reads as a mid, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #8F5B26 pulls the eye.

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