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The Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph by Unknown artist

The Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph

Unknown artist · c. 1425/1450

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Palette

Ink
 42% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.8:1
Copper
 25% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.5:1
Fawn
 17% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.1:1
Carmine
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.9:1
Chalk
 5% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 18.2:1
Chestnut
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.2:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
c. 1425/1450
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on European walnut
Size
image: 70.5 × 35 cm (27 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Black · lightness 36, colourfulness 21

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 1450: 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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