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

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg (The Great Cardinal)

Albrecht Dürer · 1523

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Palette

Putty
38% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1

Linen
24% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.0:1

Warm grey
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1

Taupe
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1

Bone white
6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.6:1

Graphite
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.3:1

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: Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528
Date: 1523
Type: Print
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Size: 17.3 × 12.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 in.)
Place: Germany
Period: 16th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 68, colourfulness 12

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

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg (The Great Cardinal)

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