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The Crucifixion by Benvenuto di Giovanni

The Crucifixion

Benvenuto di Giovanni · probably 1491

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Palette

Moss
 54% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.0:1
Steel blue
 15% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1
Silver
 15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.8:1
Chestnut
 11% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.1:1
Caramel
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Honey
 1% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.5:1

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
Benvenuto di Giovanni
1436–1517
Date
probably 1491
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
painted surface: 41.2 × 52.9 cm (16 1/4 × 20 13/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Green · lightness 44, colourfulness 23

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 1517: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1588. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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