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The Assumption of the Virgin by Unknown artist

The Assumption of the Virgin

Unknown artist · probably mid 1620s

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Palette

Coffee
 32% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.0:1
Stone
 29% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1
Tan
 24% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1
Cinnamon
 11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.7:1
Rust
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.9:1
Brick
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.1:1

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
Unknown artist
Date
probably mid 1620s
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Size
overall (image only, without wooden shims): 123.5 x 92 cm (48 5/8 x 36 1/4 in.)
Period
17th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · 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: Anonymous work, made by 1627: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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