The Apotheosis of War

Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia · 127 x 197 cm

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.
The Apotheosis of War by Vasily Vereshchagin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#94866C orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 81°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Apotheosis of War" (1871) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #576571 pulls the eye.

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