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The Holy Family by Giorgione

The Holy Family

Giorgione · probably c. 1500

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Palette

Bronze
 62% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1
Dark ochre
 14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1
Steel blue
 9% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.0:1
Denim
 7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.2:1
Silver
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.5:1
Carmine
 4% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.2:1

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
Giorgione
1477–1510
Date
probably c. 1500
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel transferred to hardboard
Size
overall: 37.3 x 45.6 cm (14 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 46, 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 1510: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1581. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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