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The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel by Duccio di Buoninsegna

The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel

Duccio di Buoninsegna · 1308-1311

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Palette

Bronze
 52% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.2:1
Tan
 16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1
Graphite
 11% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.4:1
Slate blue
 8% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.1:1
Smoke
 6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1
Brick
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.7:1

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
Duccio di Buoninsegna
1250–1319
Date
1308-1311
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on single poplar panel
Size
painted surface (left side image): 43 × 16 cm (16 15/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 46, colourfulness 23

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 1319: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1390. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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