Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer Palette 2

Palette Analysis

Values in Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #312B22 claims 26.1% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. #91472A delivers the chromatic peak at only 3.0% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 71 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 2 of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.