Inside the Colosseum

Franz Ludwig Catel · c. 1823

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Palette

Tan
32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.9:1

Bistre
31% of the image
Brown · text contrast 13.4:1

Umber
17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.0:1

Silver
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.6:1

Chalk
6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.8:1

Bronze
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1

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Artist: Franz Ludwig Catel
Date: c. 1823
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 100.4 × 137.5 cm (39 1/2 × 58 1/4 in.); Framed: 125 × 161 cm (49 × 63 in.)
Place: Germany
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 45, colourfulness 22

Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland. 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

Inside the Colosseum

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