The Martyrdom of Saint Justina

Colors in this work

Artist: Paolo Veronese
Date: 1555
Medium: canvas; oil paint
Holding institution: Uffizi Gallery
Palette: Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3C1B0C · 26%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8B735B · 19%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6D4E35 · 11%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B5A38D · 9%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #61200D · 8%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #573821 · 6%

Granite Face · Gray family · #646B76 · 6%

Lampblack · Black family · #150802 · 6%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #2E220F · 3%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #802B15 · 3%

Charred Umber · Black family · #261F17 · 2%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #2B281A · 2%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #47504F · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #040104 · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #311719 · <1%

Dried Marigold · Orange family · #CB8641 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #909C9E · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A1ABB6 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Uffizi Gallery

10 tags

Saints Both · 99%

The title identifies Saint Justina and her martyrdom, while the image shows a solemn religious scene centered on a vulnerable female figure surrounded by other figures.
Narrative Both · 97%

The title identifies a martyrdom, and the image organizes gestures, figures, staffs or weapons, and gazes into a legible dramatic event.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

Several full-length human figures occupy the foreground, including a central kneeling woman and multiple standing surrounding figures.
Architecture's Effects Visual · 98%

Large classical columns and decorated capitals occupy the middle and upper background, strongly framing and structuring the figures.

Dense Composition Visual · 96%

The composition contains numerous overlapping figures, garments, architectural elements, and landscape details within a tightly organized scene.
Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 94%

The painting uses prominent reds, ochres, blues, dark tones, and pale luminous fabric passages in strong chromatic contrast.
Highly Ornamented Visual · 88%

The garments, patterned cloak, armor, and accessories display elaborate surface detail and ornamental richness.

Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

The canonical metadata records the medium as canvas and oil paint.

16th Century Art Metadata · 100%

The canonical metadata dates the work to 1555, placing it in the sixteenth century.

Christian Art and Architecture Both · 94%

The saintly subject and martyrdom narrative establish a Christian religious context, which is visually consistent with the staged sacred scene.

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