Cupid Unfastening the Girdle of Venus

Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 127.5 x 101 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Cupid Unfastening the Girdle of Venus by Joshua Reynolds

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
24.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#4D3229 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 46°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 24.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 24.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Cupid Unfastening the Girdle of Venus" (1788) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #9A301B pulls the eye.

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