The Death of Sappho

Dusky Laterite
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The Death of Sappho by Gustave Moreau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
29.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#5C3C34 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 42°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 29.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 29.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Death of Sappho" (1873) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #BA6945 pulls the eye.

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