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A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.

The Baptism of Christ

Perugino · 1500–05

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Palette

Raw umber
 31% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1
Smoke
 26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.8:1
Cinnamon
 22% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.1:1
Stone
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1
Bistre
 8% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.1:1
Taupe
 4% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.6:1

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
Perugino
Date
1500–05
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera on panel, transferred to canvas
Size
27.3 × 46.4 cm (10 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
Renaissance · 15th century
Themes
Landscapes · Rivers and lakes · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-31); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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