Northern Renaissance · 1526
The Four Apostles

The Four Apostles (1526) by Albrecht Dürer. Its palette is led by very dark sienna (#3e1817, 22%) and scarlet red (#b3471c, 16%), with accents of light golden sand, golden olive, light orange and yellow. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Palette
- #3e1817 MG 146 very dark sienna 21.7% of canvas
- #b3471c MG 019 scarlet red 15.6% of canvas
- #1c1c1b MG 222 charcoal 15.3% of canvas
- #dfd2b4 MG 202 pale muted golden cream 13.6% of canvas
- #9b9e87 MG 190 light golden sand 13.6% of canvas
- #585c47 MG 193 golden olive 12.4% of canvas
- #b78041 MG 029 light orange 4.7% of canvas
- #787c1a MG 045 yellow 3.1% of canvas
Color families
Brown 42%, Black 16%, Red 14%, Gray 7%, Green 6%