Color palettes in art history

One painting, its proportional palette. One idea you can carry into your own work.

Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring

Proportional palette of Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring, c. 1665

Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night

Proportional palette of The Starry Night

The Starry Night, 1889

John Singer Sargent, Venetian Glass Workers

Proportional palette of Venetian Glass Workers

Venetian Glass Workers, 1882

Mary Cassatt, The Child's Bath

Proportional palette of The Child's Bath

The Child's Bath, 1893

Anders Zorn, Self-Portrait

Proportional palette of Zorn's Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait, 1896

Paul Cézanne, The Basket of Apples

Proportional palette of The Basket of Apples

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893