religious painting works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. The palette orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #724031 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.0%). A value spread of 63 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.