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Joseph and the Christ Child by Unknown artist

Joseph and the Christ Child

Unknown artist · c. 1500

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Palette

Khaki
 33% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.3:1
Ivory
 22% of the image
Green · text contrast 17.3:1
Biscuit
 20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.4:1
Coral
 17% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1
Raw umber
 6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1
Apricot
 2% of the image
Orange · text contrast 7.6:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
c. 1500
Type
Print
Medium
engraving, hand-colored in red and green
Size
sheet (diameter): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Green · lightness 70, colourfulness 30

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: Anonymous work, made by 1500: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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