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The Apollo Belvedere, plate 3 from Three Famous Antique Sculptures

A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.

The Apollo Belvedere, plate 3 from Three Famous Antique Sculptures

Hendrick Goltzius · c. 1592, printed c. 1617

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Palette

Linen
33% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.9:1

Taupe
27% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1

Pale stone
18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.3:1

Warm grey
13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

Mushroom
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.6:1

Ash
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.7:1

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: Hendrick Goltzius
text written by Theodorus Schrevelius
Date: c. 1592, printed c. 1617
Type: Print
Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Size: Image: 40.5 × 29.1 cm (16 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 41.6 × 29.8 cm (16 7/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 49.2 × 36.5 cm (19 3/8 × 14 3/8 in.)
Place: Netherlands
Period: 16th century
Themes: Myths and legends
Main colour: Brown · lightness 68, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore Fund in memory of Robert Hixon Glore, Jr.. 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