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Christ in Limbo by Ludwig of Ulm

Christ in Limbo

Ludwig of Ulm

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Palette

Biscuit
 46% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.5:1
Tan
 32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Terracotta
 11% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.1:1
Sage
 6% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.9:1
Bone white
 4% of the image
Green · text contrast 16.9:1
Honey
 2% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.0:1

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
Ludwig of Ulm
1390–1510
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)
Size
Overall: 11.2 x 8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Place
German
Period
14th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 68, colourfulness 26

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon 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 1510: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1581. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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