Niccolini-Cowper Madonna

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US · 57.5 x 80.7 cm

Lustrous Stone
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Niccolini-Cowper Madonna by Raphael

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
42.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#7A5F54 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 49°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 42.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 42.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Niccolini-Cowper Madonna" (1511) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #F6D5B3 pulls the eye.

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