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A work made of ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper.

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Unknown artist · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

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Palette

Parchment
 67% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.1:1
Sand
 14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1
Taupe
 8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1
Bone white
 7% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.3:1
Slate blue
 2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.1:1
Copper
 1% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.5:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Size
27.3 × 14.6 cm (10 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
Place
Shiraz
Period
16th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 75, colourfulness 20

Art Institute of Chicago, Ann McNear Collection. 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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