The Bolt

Louvre, Paris, France · 93 x 73 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 Bolt by Jean-Honore Fragonard

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
15.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#452A2B red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 25°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Bolt" (1778) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Purple. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #C8C2B2 pulls the eye.

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