The monk at prayer

Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, MA, US

Smoldering Stone
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The monk at prayer by Edouard Manet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#372E27 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 70°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The monk at prayer" (1865) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D8BD85 pulls the eye.

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