The Apotheosis of Aeneas

National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst), Copenhagen, Denmark · 212.5 x 236 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Apotheosis of Aeneas by Jacob Jordaens

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
33.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
13.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#614944 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 35°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 33.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 33.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Apotheosis of Aeneas" (1617) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Dusty Pink and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #BCAA84 pulls the eye.

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