Lé Arts Salon

Title: Adoration of the Shepherds

Artist: Andrea Mantegna

Year: 1456

Medium: Tempera & Oil

Period: Early Renaissance

Style/Genre: Religious Painting

Notes & Analysis of the Artwork

The Gold (Dixie) for religion.

• Connected to Joseph and Mary.
• Use to show divinity
• Omnipresence of god
• Wisdom and virtue

The Red (Cinnabar), does not serve as any type of bad luck or negative energy, but for love.

• Worn by both important and prominent figures in the painting, Joseph and Mary.

The Green (Kelp) promises of growth and hope, surrounding most of the painting.

• The fertility of the trees and highlighting the riverbank.
• Highlighted in the olive branch (right of painting).

The Blue (Rum) stands for and showcases harmony.

• Highlighted in the sky.
• Used to display serenity and guidance.

HEX, RGB, & CMYK Color Coding below! HEX | R-G-B | CMYK

DIXIE: #e19d17 | 225 – 157 – 23 | 0, 30, 90, 12

CINNABAR: #e74b3a | 231 – 75 – 58 | 0, 68, 75, 9

KELP: #414932 | 65 – 73 – 50 | 11, 0, 32, 71

RUM: #6b6087 | 107 – 96 – 135 | 21, 29, 0, 47

JUDGE GRAY: #534634 | 83 – 70 – 52 | 0, 16, 37, 67

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