Symmetry and thematic correspondance in <i>Le Jugement de Salomon</i> by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Poussin" title="Nicolas Poussin">Nicolas Poussin</a>. Each colored circle on one side the painting has an echo on the other side.<br><p>Green : The soldier and the woman who turn away from the scene.<br>
Yellow : Shield of the soldier and a young child.<br>
Lavander : Feet of the mothers and other members of Solomon's court.<br>
White : Legs, waists and bodies of the members of Solomon's court..<br>
Blue : Mother on the left with a shield and mother on the right with the dead baby..<br>
Red : On the left, four people including the soldier, on the right, four people.<br>
Turquoise (pale) : Clothes on the ground.<br>
Pink : Two griffins..<br>
Blue grey : Solomon's clothes.<br>
Light green : Solomon's hands.<br>
Purple : Solomon's throne decorations.<br>
Orange : Curtain behind Solomon's throne.<br>
Grey (dark) : Two columns..<br>
Brown : Wall space.<br>
Yellow (pale) : Architectural space.<br></p>
A black line delimits the axis of symmetry from the figure of Solomon. This is not, however, the exact middle, which is a tiny bit on the right of the axis.
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