Take deLIGHT in Colours – Analysis of the factors affecting colour perception of paintings

This project aims to analyse the factors affecting the visual perception of painted artworks displayed in museum settings and to establish, through a survey, whether there is a preference pattern for the observers. The study was conducted at the Light & Lighting Laboratory of KU Leuven Technology Campus Gent and it investigated the influence of three factors: the Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT) of a LED spotlight, used as accent lighting on the paintings, the lightness of the background and the overall hue content of the paintings.