The Chimera
Brooding Schist
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Schist Layered dark gray - the color of metamorphic schist rock, cool and mineral.
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light dark
0
100
41.4
vivid muted
0
100
15.2
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-1.6
Distribution
avg L 41.4
darklight
avg C 15.2
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 41.4 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Chimera" (1867) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #8E5E29 pulls the eye.
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