Girl interrupted at her music

Frick Collection, New York City, NY, US · 39.4 x 44.5 cm

Tenebrous Sienna
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Girl interrupted at her music by Johannes Vermeer

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
18.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
6.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#312D27 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 81°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 18.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 6.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 18.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Girl interrupted at her music" (1660) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Slate. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E3C896 pulls the eye.

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