Venus and Adonis

Schaezlerpalais, Augsburg, Germany · 123 x 174 cm

Smoldering Heather
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Venus and Adonis by Paolo Veronese

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#38292C black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 13°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Venus and Adonis" (1580) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Pink and Red. One color carries 34% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #C8A794 pulls the eye.

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