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The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Unknown artist

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Unknown artist · c. 1550/1575

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Palette

Pine
 58% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.9:1
Pale stone
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.5:1
Teal
 11% of the image
Teal · text contrast 4.6:1
Pale blue-grey
 8% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.9:1
Umber
 5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.6:1
Bronze
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
c. 1550/1575
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Size
overall: 58.5 x 85.7 cm (23 1/16 x 33 3/4 in.)
Period
16th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Black · lightness 38, colourfulness 12

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: Anonymous work, made by 1575: 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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