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The Apparition of the Virgin by Girolamo da Carpi

The Apparition of the Virgin

Girolamo da Carpi · 1530/1540

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Palette

Midnight
 61% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.0:1
Pale blue-grey
 29% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.8:1
Taupe
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1
Indigo
 1% of the image
Blue · text contrast 14.3:1
Royal blue
 1% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.0:1
Garnet
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 11.5:1

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
Girolamo da Carpi
1501–1556
Date
1530/1540
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Size
overall: 199.4 x 131.1 cm (78 1/2 x 51 5/8 in.)
Place
Italian
Period
16th century
Themes
Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Black · lightness 30, colourfulness 12

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 1556: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1627. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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