Color one

Rufous

#A81C07

Color two

Smoky black

#100C08

Rufous (#A81C07) and Smoky black (#100C08) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Marsden Hartley, and William Dobson and the Mannerism (Late Renaissance) tradition. Painters typically deployed rufous at an average of 31% of the canvas, with smoky black at 10%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Zinnwaldite brown (#2C1608), Seal brown (#59260B), and Café noir (#4B3621).

Artworks Featuring Rufous & Smoky black

Red and White palette card
Red and White
Edvard Munch · 1899
Vase of Irises palette card
Vase of Irises
Henri Matisse · 1912
Untitled palette card
Untitled
Paul Ranson
Portraits of Leo X, Cardinal Luigi de' Rossi and Giulio de Medici palette card
Portraits of Leo X, Cardinal Luigi de' Rossi and Giulio de Medici
Raphael · 1518
Joan d'arc being interrogated palette card
Joan d'arc being interrogated
Paul Delaroche · 1824
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife palette card
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Orazio Gentileschi · 1632

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Rufous & Smoky black

6 master palettes where Rufous and Smoky black appear together most prominently.

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger Palette 5 - Nocturnal Terracotta

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger

42.0% Rufous · 10.7% Smoky black

Marsden Hartley Palette 4 - Muted Caramel

Marsden Hartley

21.7% Rufous · 19.8% Smoky black

William Dobson Palette 4 - Shadowed Rust

William Dobson

21.5% Rufous · 14.7% Smoky black

George Romney Palette 17 - Abyssal Terracotta

George Romney

42.5% Rufous · 5.1% Smoky black

Orazio Gentileschi Palette 8 - Shadowed Terracotta

Orazio Gentileschi

26.6% Rufous · 7.2% Smoky black

Rosso Fiorentino Palette 3 - Shadowed Tawny

Rosso Fiorentino

31.6% Rufous · 4.9% Smoky black

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