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Saint Benedict Orders Saint Maurus to the Rescue of Saint Placidus by Filippo Lippi

Saint Benedict Orders Saint Maurus to the Rescue of Saint Placidus

Filippo Lippi · c. 1445/1450

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Palette

Coral
 35% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1
Taupe
 35% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1
Copper
 11% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.0:1
Putty
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1
Graphite
 7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1
Blue-grey
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1

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
Filippo Lippi
1406–1469
Date
c. 1445/1450
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
overall: 40 x 69.5 cm (15 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 51, colourfulness 30

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 1469: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1540. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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