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Painting Palettes

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

The Young Virgin Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33 Irises Vincent van Gogh, 1890 The Capture of Carthage Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725–29 Portrait of a Man Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), ca. 1655–60 The Triumph of Marius Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1729 Man Weighing Gold Adriaen Isenbrant, ca. 1515–20 The Net Mender (Garnbinderen) Christian Krohg, 1879 Virgin and Child in an Apse Robert Campin The Home of the Heron George Inness, 1893 Funerary Papyrus of Tayuhenutmut Ancient Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, probably Dynasty 21 (about 1069-945 BCE)
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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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