Water

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria · 67 x 52 cm

Dusky Schist
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Schist Layered dark gray - the color of metamorphic schist rock, cool and mineral.
Water by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#494C35 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 112°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Water" (1566) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Yellow. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #AC6330 pulls the eye.

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