Descent from the Cross (left wing)

Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium · 421 x 153 cm

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Descent from the Cross (left wing) by Peter Paul Rubens

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
35.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#694C3E orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 52°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 35.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 35.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Descent from the Cross (left wing)" (1612) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Red. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #DAB98F pulls the eye.

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