Northern Renaissance · 1432
Ghent Altarpiece
Ghent Altarpiece (1432) by Jan van Eyck. Its palette is led by brown (#745033, 23%) and orange (#9f6c46, 19%), with accents of pale gold, soot, lime green and scarlet red. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.
Palette
- #745033 MG 167 brown 23.2% of canvas
- #9f6c46 MG 030 orange 19.2% of canvas
- #413224 MG 177 dark taupe 17.0% of canvas
- #c28951 MG 029 light orange 16.5% of canvas
- #dfc48e MG 036 pale gold 9.3% of canvas
- #181513 MG 223 soot 7.6% of canvas
- #6d8d4b MG 065 lime green 3.8% of canvas
- #ca3b24 MG 017 scarlet red 3.2% of canvas
Color families
Brown 50%, Orange 19%, Yellow 10%, Black 8%, Green 6%
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More by Jan van Eyck
- Arnolfini Portrait, 1434
- Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, c. 1435
- The Madonna in the Church, 1440