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A work made of graphite on tan wove paper.

Saint John the Baptist, with Sketch of Head

Odilon Redon · n.d.

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Palette

Biscuit
 84% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.2:1
Fawn
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.3:1
Parchment
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.6:1
Taupe
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Linen
 2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.9:1
Smoke
 1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.2:1

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
Odilon Redon
after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Date
n.d.
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Graphite on tan wove paper
Size
15.9 × 8.3 cm (6 5/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
19th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 75, colourfulness 26

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection. 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

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