Religious Painting Palette 39

Palette Analysis

religious painting distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. The palette orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #191211 at 31.6% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. #89502C functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.8%). A value spread of 64 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.