A work made of distemper on linen, mounted on panel.

Diptych of Saints Achatius, Barbara, Apollonia, and Sebald

German · c. 1490

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Taupe
44% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

Warm grey
25% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

Mushroom
15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Blue-grey
8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1

Tan
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1

Dusty rose
1% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.4:1

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

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Artist: German
Date: c. 1490
Type: Painting
Medium: Distemper on linen, mounted on panel
Size: Framed: 66.7 × 104.5 × 6.4 cm (26 1/4 × 41 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Place: Germany
Period: 15th century
Themes: Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 53, colourfulness 13

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 (2026-10-28); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Diptych of Saints Achatius, Barbara, Apollonia, and Sebald

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