Mid-key values give Francesco Solimena its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm hues command this palette; Francesco Solimena favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #3E2522 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (11.0%). 57 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. In the context of Francesco Solimena's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.