Pygmalion and Galatea

Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US · 88.9 x 68.6 cm

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
33.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#624843 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 35°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 33.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 33.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Pygmalion and Galatea" (1890) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E7C39F pulls the eye.

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