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Samson Captured by the Philistines by Guercino

Samson Captured by the Philistines

Guercino · 1619

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Palette

Dark chocolate
 71% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.9:1
Umber
 17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.3:1
Caramel
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Raw umber
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.1:1
Tan
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.5:1
Fawn
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

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
Guercino
Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna
Date
1619
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
75 1/4 x 93 1/4 in. (191.1 x 236.9 cm)
Period
17th century
Main colour
Black · lightness 20, colourfulness 18

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1984. 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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