Martin Schongauer Palette 3

Palette Analysis

Values in Martin Schongauer rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warmth dominates - the palette of Martin Schongauer leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is held at a comfortable level - distinct colours, but no single hue is allowed to overwhelm. #2D201D at 28.4% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. At 7.1%, #AF6028 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. A value spread of 66 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. In the context of Martin Schongauer's full range of palettes, group 3 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.