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The Coronation of the Virgin by Master of the Washington Coronation

The Coronation of the Virgin

Master of the Washington Coronation · 1324

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Palette

Sepia
 38% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.7:1
Honey
 19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1
Chestnut
 18% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.1:1
Graphite
 16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.7:1
Madder
 7% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.3:1
Smoke
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1

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
Master of the Washington Coronation
1300–1333
Date
1324
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on poplar panel
Size
painted surface (score lines to score lines): 99.3 × 77.4 cm (39 1/8 × 30 1/2 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 26

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 1333: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1404. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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