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Madonna and Child [obverse] by Albrecht Dürer

Madonna and Child [obverse]

Albrecht Dürer · c. 1496/1499

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Palette

Olive brown
 51% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.9:1
Prussian blue
 23% of the image
Blue · text contrast 10.9:1
Putty
 10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.7:1
Rust
 9% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.4:1
Khaki
 5% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.3:1
Sky
 3% of the image
Teal · text contrast 8.1:1

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
Albrecht Dürer
1471–1528
Date
c. 1496/1499
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Size
overall: 52.4 x 42.2 cm (20 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.)
Place
German
Period
15th century
Themes
Mothers and children · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 36, colourfulness 24

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 1528: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1599. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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