Surprised Nymph

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Surprised Nymph by Edouard Manet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
25.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#463A25 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 85°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 25.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 25.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Surprised Nymph" (1861) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. One color carries 37% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D2CF79 pulls the eye.

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