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The Adoration of the Magi by Giovanni di Paolo

The Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni di Paolo · c. 1450

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Palette

Bistre
 31% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.8:1
Caramel
 31% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Warm grey
 16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Prussian blue
 12% of the image
Blue · text contrast 12.7:1
Sienna
 8% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.2:1
Honey
 2% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.9:1

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
Giovanni di Paolo
1403–1482
Date
c. 1450
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
overall: 26.9 x 46.4 cm (10 9/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 39, 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 1482: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1553. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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