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A work made of oil on panel.

The Temptation of Saint Jerome

Giorgio Vasari · 1541–48

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Palette

Bronze
 45% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.6:1
Dark chocolate
 22% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.5:1
Pewter
 16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Celadon
 7% of the image
Green · text contrast 8.8:1
Biscuit
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.8:1
Fawn
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1

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
Giorgio Vasari
Date
1541–48
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on panel
Size
166.5 × 121.9 cm (65 1/2 × 48 in.); Framed: 203.9 × 161.3 × 15.3 cm (80 1/4 × 63 1/2 × 6 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
16th century
Themes
Landscapes · Rivers and lakes · Birds · Myths and legends · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 43, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-31); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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