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The Adoration of the Magi by Juan de Flandes

The Adoration of the Magi

Juan de Flandes · c. 1508/1519

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Palette

Stone
 43% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Sepia
 17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.2:1
Charcoal
 16% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.3:1
Aqua
 14% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.4:1
Terracotta
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.0:1
Garnet
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.4:1

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
Juan de Flandes
1476–1519
Date
c. 1508/1519
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Size
painted surface: 124.7 x 79 cm (49 1/8 x 31 1/8 in.)
Place
Hispano-Flemish
Period
16th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 46, colourfulness 18

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 1519: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1590. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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