The Crucifixion

Pietro Lorenzetti · 1340s

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Caramel
37% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1

Honey
35% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.5:1

Raw umber
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1

Walnut
7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.4:1

Rust
4% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.0:1

Graphite
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.2:1

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

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Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
Italian, active Siena 1320–44
Date: 1340s
Type: Painting
Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on wood
Size: Overall 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (41.9 x 31.8 cm); painted surface 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.9 x 25.7 cm)
Period: 14th century
Themes: Horses · Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 53, colourfulness 38

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift and Gwynne Andrews Fund, 2002. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Crucifixion

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