Eucharist

Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

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.
Eucharist by Nicolas Poussin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
13.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#281D2C black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 321°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 13.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 13.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Eucharist" (1637) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 71% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #27182B pulls the eye.

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