Lesbia Weeping over a Sparrow

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Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Lesbia Weeping over a Sparrow by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
27.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
25.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
23.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#5A3625 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 52°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 27.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 25.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 27.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Lesbia Weeping over a Sparrow" (1866) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #D8C38C pulls the eye.

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