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A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

The Cook and his Wife

Albrecht Dürer · c. 1497

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Palette

Putty
 54% of the image
Green · text contrast 9.7:1
Lichen
 20% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.0:1
Warm grey
 12% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.8:1
Taupe
 7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1
Iron
 5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.9:1
Charcoal
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.4:1

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
Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528
Date
c. 1497
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Size
Image: 10.9 × 7.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/16 in.); Sheet: 11.2 × 8.1 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Place
Germany
Period
15th century
Main colour
Green · lightness 65, colourfulness 15

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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