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Saint Jerome Reading by Alvise Vivarini

Saint Jerome Reading

Alvise Vivarini · c. 1476

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Palette

Charcoal
 30% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.5:1
Bronze
 20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Blue-grey
 19% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.0:1
Sand
 18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.9:1
Pearl grey
 13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.5:1
Brick
 0% of the image
Red · 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
Alvise Vivarini
1442–1505
Date
c. 1476
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
overall: 31.4 x 25.1 cm (12 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Reading and letters · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 46, colourfulness 15

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 1505: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1576. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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