The Sin

Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany · 95 x 60 cm

Sepulchral Crepuscule
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Crepuscule Twilight purple-gray - the color of the sky in the minutes after sunset.
The Sin by Franz Stuck

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
16.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#2D2324 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 27°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 16.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 16.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Sin" (1893) reads as a deep, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Mauve and Dusty Pink. One color carries 59% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #C18A49 pulls the eye.

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