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The Angel of the Annunciation by Simone Martini

The Angel of the Annunciation

Simone Martini · c. 1330

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Palette

Tan
 73% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Bronze
 16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.1:1
Chestnut
 4% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.6:1
Copper
 3% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.8:1
Sepia
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1
Sienna
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.7:1

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

Details

Artist
Simone Martini
1315–1344
Date
c. 1330
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on poplar panel
Size
painted surface (on recto): 29.5 x 20.5 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 53, colourfulness 34

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 1344: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1415. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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