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

The Nativity

Perugino · 1500–05

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Palette

Raw umber
 42% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1
Cinnamon
 19% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.8:1
Slate
 16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.7:1
Warm grey
 12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Walnut
 10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.5:1
Chestnut
 1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1

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
26.2 × 46.3 cm (10 5/16 × 18 1/4 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
Renaissance · 15th century
Themes
Landscapes · Dogs · Mothers and children · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 22

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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