Pieta (Revolution by Night)

Tate Modern, London, UK · 116.2 x 88.9 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Pieta (Revolution by Night) by Max Ernst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
39.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#79534E red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 31°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 39.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 39.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Pieta (Revolution by Night)" (1923) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #B3B8B4 pulls the eye.

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