Self Portrait

National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan · 77.5 x 59.5 cm

Sepulchral Grotto
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Grotto Deep sea-cave blue-green - the color of water in a coastal grotto.
Self Portrait by Marie-Gabrielle Capet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#2F3329 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 116°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self Portrait" (1783) reads as a deep, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Teal and Cream. One color carries 35% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #CDB7A1 pulls the eye.

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