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A work made of engraving on paper.

Christ Blessing the Virgin

Martin Schongauer · c. 1476

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Palette

Oyster
 40% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.1:1
Putty
 21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.8:1
Stone
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1
Taupe
 11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1
Iron
 8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.3:1
Smoke
 5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1

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
Martin Schongauer
German, c. 1430/50-1491
Date
c. 1476
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Size
Image: 16 × 15.3 cm (6 5/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 16.4 × 15.5 cm (6 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
Place
Germany
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Grey · lightness 68, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.. 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

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