Star of the Hero

Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City, NY, US · 92.3 x 122 cm

Brooding Sienna
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Star of the Hero by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
33.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-17.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#28555E teal

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 219°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 33.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 33.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Star of the Hero" (1936) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation balanced palette built around Amber and Teal. One color carries 85% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #0A555F pulls the eye.

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