The Crucifixion

Francescuccio Ghissi · c. 1370

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Umber
42% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.2:1

Caramel
33% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1

Lamp black
9% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.5:1

Burnt sienna
7% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.5:1

Bistre
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.7:1

Chestnut
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.7:1

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: Francescuccio Ghissi
Date: c. 1370
Type: Painting
Medium: Tempera on panel
Size: 72.7 × 50.3 cm (28 5/8 × 19 3/4 in.); Framed: 82 × 61 × 8.9 cm (32 1/4 × 24 × 3 1/2 in.)
Place: Italy
Period: Medieval · 14th century
Themes: Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Brown · lightness 36, colourfulness 25

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

The Crucifixion

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