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A work made of oil on canvas.

Allegory of Charity

Francesco de Mura · c. 1743–44

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Palette

Olive brown
 45% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.1:1
Raw umber
 35% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1
Cinnamon
 8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.7:1
Stone
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.8:1
Charcoal
 4% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.6:1
Chestnut
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.0:1

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
Francesco de Mura
Date
c. 1743–44
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
139.5 × 134.6 cm (54 15/16 × 53 in.); Framed: 159.4 × 159.4 cm (62 3/4 × 62 3/4 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
18th century
Themes
Birds · Mothers and children
Main colour
Brown · lightness 36, colourfulness 21

Art Institute of Chicago, Preston O. Morton Memorial Fund for Older Paintings. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-31); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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