VERMEER
for rationale behind this page see Analysis of Well-Known Artworks
THE MILKMAID (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
Reds:7%
• Oranges:23.49%
• Yellows:39.32%
• Yellow-Greens:2.73%
• Greens:1.7%
• Cyans:0.41%
• Blues:10.9%
• Purples:<0.01%
• Magentas:0.07%
• Greys:13.8%
• Whites:<0.01%
• Blacks:0.53%
Mood and Atmosphere:
Serene and Sexy
The sexual imagery of this painting is explained in various places e.g. Wikipedia.
Split into 7 equal brightnesses and every second brightness coloured in, every other one transparent, over a yellow radial gradient, overlaid with lines from my edge-detection software.
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Fullsize for this may be seen on my Flickr photostream.