The Nymphaeum

Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA, US · 144.78 x 209.55 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.
The Nymphaeum by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#3E3310 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 89°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Nymphaeum" (1878) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #D3BA7E pulls the eye.

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