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The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John by Hendrick ter Brugghen

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

Hendrick ter Brugghen · ca. 1624–25

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Palette

Bistre
 73% of the image
Brown · text contrast 13.4:1
Khaki
 13% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.0:1
Raw umber
 6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1
Mahogany
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 13.0:1
Sepia
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.6:1
Burnt sienna
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.2:1

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
Hendrick ter Brugghen
Dutch, The Hague? 1588–1629 Utrecht
Date
ca. 1624–25
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
61 in. × 40 1/4 in. (154.9 × 102.2 cm)
Period
17th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 26, colourfulness 17

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Funds from various donors, 1956. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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