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A work made of tempera on panel.

Crucifix

Master of the Bigallo Crucifix · c. 1240

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Palette

Iron
 72% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.6:1
Tan
 16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1
Raw umber
 6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.2:1
Slate blue
 3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.8:1
Warm grey
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1
Sienna
 1% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.1:1

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
Master of the Bigallo Crucifix
Date
c. 1240
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera on panel
Size
191 × 127.2 cm (75 1/4 × 50 1/8 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
Medieval · 13th century
Themes
Birds · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Grey · lightness 36, colourfulness 7

Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger 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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