Values in Franz Anton Maulbertsch rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Franz Anton Maulbertsch keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 11.3% is devoted to #553A37, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 52 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. In the context of Franz Anton Maulbertsch's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.