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Black Palettes from Famous Paintings

Paintings where black is one of the main colors, turned into room palettes.

The North Cape by Moonlight Peder Balke, 1848 John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823) Sir Thomas Lawrence A Partridge and Small Game Birds Jan Fyt, 1650s Madonna and Child Master of the Magdalen, ca. 1280 The Silver Tureen Jean Siméon Chardin, ca. 1728–30 Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626) Frans Hals, 1626 After the Ball Alfred Stevens, 1874 The Swing Hubert Robert, 1777–79 A Banquet Dirck Hals, 1628 Saint Francis in Ecstasy Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto), ca. 1650
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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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