The Song of the Nightingale

Dayton Art Institute (DAI), Dayton, OH, US

Dusky Grotto
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Grotto Deep sea-cave blue-green - the color of water in a coastal grotto.
The Song of the Nightingale by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
37.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#555A3D lime

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 110°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 37.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 37.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Song of the Nightingale" (1895) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Teal and Green. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #EAE9E8 pulls the eye.

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