Mary Magdalene in the Desert

Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Strasbourg, France · 131 x 175 cm

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.
Mary Magdalene in the Desert by Emmanuel Benner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
13.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#221C13 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 80°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 13.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 13.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mary Magdalene in the Desert" (1886) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Sage. One color carries 47% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #DEBEA0 pulls the eye.

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