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A work made of oil on vellum.

Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Louis Gonzaga

Veronica Stern · c. 1750

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Palette

Taupe
 56% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1
Stone
 28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1
Tan
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.9:1
Denim
 4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.7:1
Terracotta
 2% of the image
Orange · text contrast 6.2:1
Caramel
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

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
Veronica Stern
After Carlo Maratta (Italian, 1625–1713)
Date
c. 1750
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on vellum
Size
12 × 20 cm (4 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)
Place
Italy
Period
18th century
Themes
Flowers · Interiors · Mothers and children · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 50, colourfulness 14

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Clarke. 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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