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Painting Palettes

Room palettes measured from public-domain paintings: real colors, light reflectance, paint ideas and room schemes.

Madonna and Child with the Donor, Pietro de' Lardi, Presented by Saint Nicholas Master G.Z. (possibly Michele dai Carri, Italian, Ferrara, active by 1405–died 1441 Ferrara), ca. 1420–30 The Dream of Aeneas Salvator Rosa, 1660–65 Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord Jacob de Wit The Gathering of Manna Aurelio Lomi An Evening School Gerrit Dou, ca. 1655–57 Washerwomen François Boucher, 1768 The First Communion Eugène Carrière, ca. 1896 Alexander Maconochie (1777–1861) of Meadowbank Sir Henry Raeburn Still Life of Grapes and Peaches Panfilo Nuvolone, ca. 1617 Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog Jean Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1769
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Light & Pigment

Paint color guides for real rooms and real light. Colors on screen differ from paint on a wall, so always test a sample.

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