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The Crucifixion by Friedrich Brentel

The Crucifixion

Friedrich Brentel · 1627

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Palette

Iron
 45% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.0:1
Warm grey
 40% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1
Putty
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.3:1
Steel blue
 3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.0:1
Chestnut
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1
Brick
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.6:1

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
Friedrich Brentel
1580–1651
Date
1627
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
gouache heightened with gold on vellum
Size
overall: 22 x 17 cm (8 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Place
German
Period
17th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Grey · lightness 46, colourfulness 7

National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1651: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1722. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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