Bretons Praying

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), Montreal, Canada · 123.5 x 68.9 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Bretons Praying by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
26.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
5.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#3F3D36 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 97°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 26.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 5.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 26.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Bretons Praying" (1888) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Beige. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #A98C6C pulls the eye.

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