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Brown Palettes from Famous Paintings

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

Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1838–40 A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water Jan van de Cappelle, ca. 1660 The Fishing Boat Gustave Courbet, 1865 The Death of the Virgin Bartolomeo Vivarini, 1484 The Fountain Hubert Robert, 1777–79 Young Herdsmen with Cows Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1655–60 Dog Guarding Dead Game Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1753 The Birth of Cupid Master of Flora Male Nude Edgar Degas, 1856 Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels Giulio Cesare Procaccini, ca. 1612
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