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A work made of tempera on panel.

Diptych of the Virgin and Child Enthroned and the Crucifixion

Eastern Mediterranean · c. 1280

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Palette

Tan
 43% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Cinnamon
 24% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1
Bistre
 22% of the image
Brown · text contrast 13.5:1
Lamp black
 5% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.4:1
Caramel
 3% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.1:1
Burnt sienna
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.0:1

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
Eastern Mediterranean
Date
c. 1280
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera on panel
Size
Overall: 37.9 × 59.1 cm (14 15/16 × 23 5/16 in.); Left wing: 38 × 29.5 cm (14 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Right wing: 38 × 29.5 cm (14 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
Medieval · 13th century
Themes
Mothers and children · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 29

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 (2026-10-27); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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