InspiredBy
✨ Surprise ♡ 0
  1. Home
  2. Artists
  3. Jacques Callot
  4. Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Ré
A work made of etching on paper.

Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Ré

Jacques Callot · 1631

View at the AIC ↗

Palette

Pale stone
 28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1
Putty
 24% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.3:1
Mushroom
 20% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.6:1
Stone
 17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1
Warm grey
 10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Smoke
 1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.7:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Jacques Callot
French, 1592-1635
Date
1631
Type
Print
Medium
Etching on paper
Size
Approx.: 57 × 43 cm (22 1/2 × 16 15/16 in.)
Place
France
Period
17th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Grey · lightness 69, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Works that share this palette

Search by colour

The closest palettes among 5004 works, by average colour distance between the two palettes.

Handwritten Letter, Soga Shōhaku Handwritten Letter Soga Shōhaku, c. 1754 Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374), Lan Ying Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374) Lan Ying, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), first half of 17th century Dune Landscape with Oak Tree, Jacob van Ruisdael Dune Landscape with Oak Tree Jacob van Ruisdael, 1650–55 Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice, John Ruskin Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice John Ruskin, 1849–50 Woman Walking with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte), Georges Seurat Woman Walking with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte) Georges Seurat, 1884 Pillars of the Country, Yao Shou Pillars of the Country Yao Shou, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1494

More by Jacques Callot

Artist page and colour fingerprint
The Ordeal by Arrows (Saint Sebastian), Jacques Callot The Ordeal by Arrows (Saint Sebastian) Jacques Callot, n.d. The Last Supper, from The Small Passion, Jacques Callot The Last Supper, from The Small Passion Jacques Callot, 1624/31 The Agony in the Garden, from The Small Passion, Jacques Callot The Agony in the Garden, from The Small Passion Jacques Callot, 1624/31 The Betrayal, from The Small Passion, Jacques Callot The Betrayal, from The Small Passion Jacques Callot, 1624/31 The Condemnation to Death, from The Small Passion, Jacques Callot The Condemnation to Death, from The Small Passion Jacques Callot, 1624/31 The Flagellation, from The Small Passion, Jacques Callot The Flagellation, from The Small Passion Jacques Callot, 1624/31

More like this by theme

All bible stories and saints
The Resurrection, Bartholomeus Breenbergh The Resurrection Bartholomeus Breenbergh, c. 1635 The Young Virgin, Francisco de Zurbarán The Young Virgin Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33 The Assumption of the Virgin, Nicolas Poussin The Assumption of the Virgin Nicolas Poussin, c. 1630/1632 St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád, Bernardo Strozzi St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád Bernardo Strozzi, 1633 Madonna and Child, Simon Vouet Madonna and Child Simon Vouet, 1633 Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, Guido Reni Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Guido Reni, c. 1639–42