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

St. Christopher Facing to the Right

Albrecht Dürer · 1521

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Palette

Warm grey
 27% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1
Taupe
 22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1
Stone
 18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1
Pale stone
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1
Iron
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1
Graphite
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.2:1

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
Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528
Date
1521
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Size
Image/sheet: 11.8 × 7.5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 in.)
Place
Germany
Period
16th century
Main colour
Grey · lightness 56, 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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