Mistress and Maid (Lady with Her Maidservant Holding a Letter )

Frick Collection, New York City, NY, US · 90.2 x 78.4 cm

Smoldering Laterite
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Mistress and Maid (Lady with Her Maidservant Holding a Letter ) by Johannes Vermeer

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
19.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#36281B orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 76°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 19.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 19.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mistress and Maid (Lady with Her Maidservant Holding a Letter )" (1666) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 57% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #489594 pulls the eye.

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