The Crucifixion

Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1538

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Palette

Graphite
48% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.1:1

Sepia
28% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.1:1

Fawn
10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.4:1

Taupe
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1

Tan
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.4:1

Chestnut
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.6:1

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: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Date: 1538
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 121.1 × 82.5 cm (47 3/4 × 32 1/2 in.); Framed: 147.4 × 109 × 7.7 cm (58 × 42 7/8 × 3 in.)
Place: Germany
Period: 16th century
Themes: Horses · Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Brown · lightness 35, colourfulness 10

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