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The Madonna of Humility by Fra Angelico

The Madonna of Humility

Fra Angelico · c. 1430

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Palette

Dark ochre
 48% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Slate
 33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1
Honey
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.2:1
Umber
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.3:1
Burnt sienna
 4% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.3:1
Khaki
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1

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
Fra Angelico
1395–1455
Date
c. 1430
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Size
painted surface: 60.7 x 45.2 cm (23 7/8 x 17 13/16 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
15th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 47, colourfulness 34

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon 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 1455: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1526. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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