The Ascension

Johann Koerbecke · 1456/1457

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Palette

Moss
36% of the image
Green · text contrast 8.0:1

Honey
24% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1

Prussian blue
16% of the image
Blue · text contrast 12.5:1

Madder
14% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.8:1

Spruce
5% of the image
Teal · text contrast 7.9:1

Fawn
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1

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

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Artist: Johann Koerbecke
1420–1491
Date: 1456/1457
Type: Painting
Medium: tempera on panel
Size: overall: 92.7 x 64.8 cm (36 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Place: German
Period: 15th century
Main colour: Green · lightness 44, colourfulness 34

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 1491: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1562. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

The Ascension

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