Homer Dictating

Pier Francesco Mola · 1660–65

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Graphite
64% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.0:1

Slate
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.5:1

Smoke
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Silver
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.9:1

Pewter
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Pearl grey
2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.2:1

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Artist: Pier Francesco Mola
Date: 1660–65
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 72.5 × 99 cm (28 9/16 × 38 15/16 in.); Framed: 83.9 × 109.3 × 5.1 cm (33 × 43 × 2 in.)
Place: Italy
Period: 17th century
Themes: Reading and letters
Main colour: Grey · lightness 35, colourfulness 0

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

Homer Dictating

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