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Christ among the Doctors [obverse] by Bernard van Orley

Christ among the Doctors [obverse]

Bernard van Orley · c. 1513

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Palette

Taupe
 81% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1
Caramel
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1
Peacock
 5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.8:1
Pale stone
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.9:1
Terracotta
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1
Garnet
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.3:1

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
Bernard van Orley
1488–1541
Date
c. 1513
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Size
painted surface: 54.4 x 33.3 cm (21 7/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Place
Netherlandish
Period
16th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 50, colourfulness 16

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 1541: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1612. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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