Roman Charity

Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 140.5 x 180.3 cm

Smoldering Laterite
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Roman Charity by Peter Paul Rubens

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
15.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
19.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#381C0A orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 57°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 15.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 19.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 15.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Roman Charity" (1612) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. One color carries 35% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #BD904F pulls the eye.

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