The Lamentation

Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany · 207.5 x 191 cm

Smoldering Crepuscule
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Crepuscule Twilight purple-gray - the color of the sky in the minutes after sunset.
The Lamentation by Jacob Jordaens

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
15.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#452E25 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 50°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Lamentation" (1650) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Mauve and Amber. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #EEC976 pulls the eye.

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