Shadows of the past

State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Shadows of the past by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
26.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#3A3C58 blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 295°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 26.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 26.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Shadows of the past" (1937) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Yellow and Blue. One color carries 96% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #2B3F91 pulls the eye.

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