A work made of oil on paper, mounted on canvas.

Venice Seen from the Public Garden

Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte du Noüy · 1873

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Palette

Silver
38% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.1:1

Pale stone
20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.8:1

Duck egg
18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1

Ash
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.7:1

Sage
10% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.0:1

Warm grey
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.7:1

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

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Artist: Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte du Noüy
Date: 1873
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on paper, mounted on canvas
Size: 14 × 32.6 cm (5 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.); Framed: 21.2 × 39.4 × 3.9 cm (8 3/8 × 15 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Place: France
Period: 19th century
Themes: Seascapes and the coast · Gardens · Cities and streets
Main colour: Grey · lightness 72, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Julius Lewis. 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

Venice Seen from the Public Garden

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