The Course of Empire: Desolation
Lustrous Slate
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
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light dark
0
100
45.5
vivid muted
0
100
13.5
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-0.7
Distribution
avg L 45.5
darklight
avg C 13.5
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 45.5 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Course of Empire: Desolation" (1836) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Blue and Slate. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E7E2BE pulls the eye.
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