Abduction of the Sabines

Giuseppe Angeli · c. 1760

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Palette

Lamp black
31% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.4:1

Ash
21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.6:1

Pewter
20% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

Slate
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.0:1

Charcoal
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.6:1

Pearl grey
5% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.0:1

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Artist: Giuseppe Angeli
Date: c. 1760
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 255.5 × 290.5 cm (100 9/16 × 114 3/8 in.)
Place: Italy
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 38, colourfulness 0

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Richard E. Danielson and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. 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

Abduction of the Sabines

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