Portrait of a Man (Man in a Turban)

National Gallery, London, UK · 33.3 x 25.8 cm

Smoldering Schist
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Schist Layered dark gray - the color of metamorphic schist rock, cool and mineral.
Portrait of a Man (Man in a Turban) by Jan van Eyck

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
12.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#2B1C1A black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 35°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 12.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 12.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Portrait of a Man (Man in a Turban)" (1433) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cool Grey and Red. One color carries 53% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E9A16B pulls the eye.

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