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Brown Palettes from Famous Paintings

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

An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child Léon Bonnat, 1869–70 Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher) Édouard Manet, 1865–67 Arab Warrior Horace Vernet, ca. 1817–22 Pietà Juan de Valdés Leal, ca. 1657–60 Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835) Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1783 The Parable of the Mote and the Beam Domenico Fetti, ca. 1619 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) French Painter The Family of Mr. Westphal in the Conservatory Eduard Gaertner, 1836 The Annunciation Budapest Master Charity Carlo Cignani, ca. 1680
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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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