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The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple by Paolo di Giovanni Fei

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Paolo di Giovanni Fei · 1398-1399

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Palette

Oyster
 44% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.1:1
Tan
 28% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1
Ash
 16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.9:1
Slate
 5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1
Terracotta
 5% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.6:1
Copper
 2% of the image
Orange · 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
Paolo di Giovanni Fei
1335–1411
Date
1398-1399
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on wood transferred to hardboard
Size
painted surface: 146.1 × 140.3 cm (57 1/2 × 55 1/4 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 70, 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 1411: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1482. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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