The Crucifixion

Austrian · 1494

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Walnut
38% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.0:1

Soot
30% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.6:1

Bronze
23% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.6:1

Chestnut
5% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.0:1

Fawn
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.5:1

Tan
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1

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Artist: Austrian
Date: 1494
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: Painted surface: 26 × 19.7 cm (10 1/4 × 7 3/4 in.); Panel with engaged frame: 32.3 × 26 cm (12 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Place: Austria
Period: 15th century
Themes: Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Brown · lightness 28, colourfulness 18

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 (2026-10-27); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Crucifixion

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