Pisanello Palette 4

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Pisanello its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. Only 5.9% is devoted to #B55D39, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 59 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Palette 4 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Pisanello's complete body of work advances.