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The Assumption of the Virgin by Nicolas Poussin

The Assumption of the Virgin

Nicolas Poussin · c. 1630/1632

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Palette

Taupe
 58% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1
Stone
 18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.3:1
Sepia
 14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.5:1
Prussian blue
 5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 13.6:1
Pale blue-grey
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1
Denim
 2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.8:1

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
Nicolas Poussin
1594–1665
Date
c. 1630/1632
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
overall: 134.4 x 98.1 cm (52 15/16 x 38 5/8 in.)
Place
French
Period
17th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Brown · lightness 46, colourfulness 13

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1665: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1736. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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