Terror Antiquus

Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 250 x 270 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Terror Antiquus by Leon Bakst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#4B4938 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 103°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Terror Antiquus" (1908) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Sage. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #59401F pulls the eye.

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