An Old Man in Military Costume (formerly called Portrait of Rembrandt's Father)

65 x 51 cm

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
An Old Man in Military Costume (formerly called Portrait of Rembrandt's Father) by Rembrandt

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#3C321D orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 84°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"An Old Man in Military Costume (formerly called Portrait of Rembrandt's Father)" (1630) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #402213 pulls the eye.

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