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The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown artist

The Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist · fourth quarter 15th century

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Palette

Raw umber
 54% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1
Bistre
 25% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.5:1
Brick
 9% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.3:1
Linen
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.8:1
Deep teal
 4% of the image
Teal · text contrast 8.1:1
Ash
 3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

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
fourth quarter 15th century
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas transferred from panel
Size
overall: 183 x 164.5 cm (72 1/16 x 64 3/4 in.)
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 22

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 1499: 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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