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Madonna and Child by Antonello da Messina

Madonna and Child

Antonello da Messina · c. 1475

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Palette

Ash
 43% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1
Prussian blue
 22% of the image
Blue · text contrast 11.6:1
Chestnut
 14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.3:1
Caramel
 12% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.7:1
Moss
 5% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.0:1
Dark olive
 4% of the image
Green · text contrast 12.3:1

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
Antonello da Messina
1430–1479
Date
c. 1475
Type
Painting
Medium
oil and tempera on panel transferred from panel
Size
painted surface: 58.1 x 43.2 cm (22 7/8 x 17 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Mothers and children · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Grey · lightness 44, colourfulness 15

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 1479: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1550. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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