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A work made of tempera with oil glazes on panel.

Saint Christopher Taking Leave of the King Who Feared Satan; Saint Christopher and His Converts

Martin de Soria · 1480–85

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Palette

Tan
 43% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1
Umber
 16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.9:1
Apricot
 16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.3:1
Iron
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.1:1
Copper
 9% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.8:1
Rust
 2% of the image
Red · 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
Martin de Soria
Date
1480–85
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera with oil glazes on panel
Size
154.5 × 87.4 cm (60 3/4 × 34 3/8 in.)
Place
Spain
Period
15th century
Themes
Music and dance · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 47, colourfulness 26

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-28); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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