The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath

Cornelis van Poelenburch · c. 1630

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Walnut
68% of the image
Brown · text contrast 13.5:1

Warm grey
13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1

Blue-grey
12% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.4:1

Parchment
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.7:1

Silver
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.5:1

Burnt sienna
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.7:1

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

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Artist: Cornelis van Poelenburch
1594–1667
Date: c. 1630
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on panel
Size: overall: 35.6 x 47 cm (14 x 18 1/2 in.)
Place: Dutch
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 34, colourfulness 17

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle in honor of John Thomas Rowe, Jr.. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1667: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1738. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath

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