Jean-Baptiste van Loo Palette 2

Palette Analysis

Jean-Baptiste van Loo sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 8.2% is devoted to #2F3D50, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 53 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Jean-Baptiste van Loo's complete body of work advances.