Ancient Serpent (Serpent of Wisdom)

Roerich Museum, Moscow, Russia · 74 x 117 cm

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Ancient Serpent (Serpent of Wisdom) by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
45.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#806847 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 76°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 45.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 45.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ancient Serpent (Serpent of Wisdom)" (1924) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #EBC75D pulls the eye.

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