Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Judith Carrying the Head of Holofernes

Sistine Chapel, Vatican · 570 x 970 cm

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Judith Carrying the Head of Holofernes by Michelangelo

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
44.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#826355 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 50°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 44.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 44.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Judith Carrying the Head of Holofernes" (1512) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D8BE83 pulls the eye.

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