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The Virgin Annunciate by Masolino da Panicale

The Virgin Annunciate

Masolino da Panicale · c. 1430

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Palette

Mahogany
 28% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.6:1
Copper
 28% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.6:1
Prussian blue
 24% of the image
Teal · text contrast 13.3:1
Dark chocolate
 8% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.8:1
Spruce
 7% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.9:1
Honey
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1

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
Masolino da Panicale
1383–1435
Date
c. 1430
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera (?) on panel
Size
overall: 76 × 57 cm (29 15/16 × 22 7/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Teal · lightness 31, colourfulness 28

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 1435: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1506. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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