Venus and Cupid

Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 213 x 102 cm

Smoldering Basalt
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Venus and Cupid by Lucas Cranach the Elder

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#433021 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Venus and Cupid" (1509) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. One color carries 32% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E4A543 pulls the eye.

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