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A work made of gouache on paper.

Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius

Unknown artist · 1590

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Palette

Sand
 78% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1
Taupe
 11% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.1:1
Oyster
 6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.4:1
Copper
 2% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.8:1
Blue-grey
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Navy
 1% of the image
Blue · text contrast 11.4:1

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
Unknown artist
Shiraz, Fars
Date
1590
Type
Painting
Medium
Gouache on paper
Size
Page: 30 × 19.5 cm (11 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Painting: 16.8 × 12.7 cm (6 5/8 × 5 in.)
Place
Iran
Period
16th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 66, colourfulness 22

Art Institute of Chicago, Ann McNear Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-11-02); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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