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The Coronation of the Virgin by Annibale Carracci

The Coronation of the Virgin

Annibale Carracci · after 1595

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Palette

Charcoal
 48% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.3:1
Raw umber
 24% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.2:1
Lamp black
 20% of the image
Black · text contrast 20.8:1
Taupe
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Caramel
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1
Chestnut
 1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.1:1

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
Annibale Carracci
Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome
Date
after 1595
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
46 3/8 x 55 5/8 in. (117.8 x 141.3 cm)
Period
16th century
Themes
Birds · Music and dance · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Black · lightness 22, colourfulness 11

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, and Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Porter and sons Gift, in honor of Mrs. Sarah Porter, 1971. 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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