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The Crucifixion by Paolo Veneziano

The Crucifixion

Paolo Veneziano · c. 1340/1345

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Palette

Honey
 65% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1
Green earth
 13% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.2:1
Graphite
 8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.4:1
Prussian blue
 7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 11.0:1
Umber
 6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1
Terracotta
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.5:1

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
Paolo Veneziano
1333–1358
Date
c. 1340/1345
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
painted surface: 31 x 38 cm (12 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 52, colourfulness 35

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress 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 1358: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1429. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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