The Story of Psyche: panel 4. The Vengeance of Venus

Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 395 x 272 cm

Dusky Tawny
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
The Story of Psyche: panel 4. The Vengeance of Venus by Maurice Denis

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
42.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#70614F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 74°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 42.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 42.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Story of Psyche: panel 4. The Vengeance of Venus" (1908) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Red and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #111B15 pulls the eye.

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