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Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter by Lorenzo Monaco

Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter

Lorenzo Monaco · c. 1395-1400

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Palette

Pale stone
 58% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.3:1
Tan
 12% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Sand
 10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.7:1
Terracotta
 8% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.1:1
Cobalt
 7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.3:1
Pewter
 5% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.5:1

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
Lorenzo Monaco
1370–1425
Date
c. 1395-1400
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
tempera and gold leaf on vellum
Size
Overall: 34.4 x 31.4 cm (13 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Grey · lightness 70, colourfulness 19

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald 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 1425: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1496. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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