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A work made of oil on panel.

The Infants Jesus Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing

Joos van Cleve · 1520–25

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Palette

Graphite
 55% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.8:1
Pewter
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Umber
 11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1
Caramel
 8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.7:1
Putty
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1
Tan
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

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
Joos van Cleve
Workshop of Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Active by 1507–1540/41)
Date
1520–25
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on panel
Size
74.7 × 57.6 cm (29 7/16 × 22 11/16 in.); Framed: 87 × 70.9 × 6.4 cm (34 1/4 × 27 7/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Place
Holland
Period
16th century
Themes
Landscapes · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Black · lightness 35, colourfulness 13

Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. 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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