Chalice of Christ

Roerich Museum, Moscow, Russia · 75 x 117 cm

Brooding Lichen
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Chalice of Christ by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-8.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#283A41 blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 231°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Chalice of Christ" (1925) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation cool palette built around Sage and Teal. One color carries 59% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #2A2325 pulls the eye.

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