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St Mercurius of Smolensk by Nicholas Roerich

St Mercurius of Smolensk

Nicholas Roerich · 1919

Palette

Coffee
62% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.6:1
Cinnamon
17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.8:1
Silver
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.5:1
Slate blue
5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.6:1
Smoke
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1
Fawn
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

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Artist
Nicholas Roerich
1874–1947
Date
1919
Type
Painting
Period
20th century
Main colour
Brown · lightness 34, colourfulness 15

Wikimedia Commons. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1919, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1947: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2018 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1947 | DEFAULTSORT:Roerich, Nikolai; St Mer). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules

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