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The Annunciation to the Virgin by Belbello da Pavia

The Annunciation to the Virgin

Belbello da Pavia · 1450/1460

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Palette

Biscuit
 57% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.5:1
Bronze
 27% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Mulberry
 6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1
Slate
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1
Indigo
 3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.1:1
Salmon
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.1:1

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
Belbello da Pavia
1382–1508
Date
1450/1460
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
tempera and gold leaf on vellum
Size
overall: 58.9 x 42.5 cm (23 3/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 64, colourfulness 26

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald 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 1508: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1579. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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