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The Battle of Kerzhenets (The Legend of the Invisible City) by Nicholas Roerich

The Battle of Kerzhenets (The Legend of the Invisible City)

Nicholas Roerich · 1913

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Palette

Raw umber
 36% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.1:1
Poppy
 28% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.7:1
Teal
 18% of the image
Teal · text contrast 4.8:1
Terracotta
 14% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.1:1
Pistachio
 3% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.1:1
Ochre
 2% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.4:1

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Details

Artist
Nicholas Roerich
1874–1947
Date
1913
Type
Painting
Period
20th century
Themes
Cities and streets
Main colour
Red · lightness 50, colourfulness 39

Wikimedia Commons. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1913, before 1931 (Commons: PD-US-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1947: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2018 (Commons: PD-US-expired | PD-old-70). 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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