The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother

Private Collection · 93.98 x 167.96 cm

Lustrous Stone
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
46.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
21.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#8A664D orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 60°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 46.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 46.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother" (1878) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #F5D78A pulls the eye.

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