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A work made of tempera on panel.

Saint Francis before the Pope (The Approval of the Franciscan Rule)

Spinello Aretino · 1390–1400

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Palette

Taupe
 36% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.9:1
Fawn
 25% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1
Tan
 22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.0:1
Graphite
 9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.0:1
Rust
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.6:1
Brick
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.5:1

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
Spinello Aretino
Date
1390–1400
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera on panel
Size
88.7 × 62.9 cm (34 7/8 × 24 3/4 in.); Framed: 105.4 × 79.4 cm (41 1/2 × 31 1/4 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
14th century
Themes
Interiors · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 49, colourfulness 24

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 (2026-10-28); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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