The Judgement of Zaleucus

Otto van Veen · c. 1605

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Sepia
27% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.9:1

Taupe
25% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1

Iron
19% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1

Warm grey
18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

Bistre
9% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.1:1

Raw umber
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1

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Artist: Otto van Veen
Date: c. 1605
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 42.8 × 52.2 cm (16 7/8 × 20 9/16 in.); Framed: 48 × 57.5 × 4.5 cm (18 7/8 × 22 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
Place: Netherlands
Period: 16th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 38, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, S. P. Avery Fund. 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

The Judgement of Zaleucus

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