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Saint James Major by Grifo di Tancredi

Saint James Major

Grifo di Tancredi · c. 1310

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Palette

Iron
 41% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1
Tan
 27% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.3:1
Madder
 13% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.9:1
Cinnamon
 9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1
Chalk
 8% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 18.2:1
Ash
 1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.9:1

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
Grifo di Tancredi
1271–1328
Date
c. 1310
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
painted surface (top of gilding): 62.2 × 34.8 cm (24 1/2 × 13 11/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 49, colourfulness 20

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1328: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1399. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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