The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire

Tate Modern, London, UK · 170 x 239 cm

Dusky Basalt
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
41.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#6C6151 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 78°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 41.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 41.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire" (1817) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #F6E2B1 pulls the eye.

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