What is the largest sharp print size for Christ Leaving the Tomb?

At 300 dpi, this 3,811 × 2,272 px file prints up to 12.7 × 7.6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.4 × 15.1 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Christ Leaving the Tomb?

The best frame sizes for this file are 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing Christ Leaving the Tomb require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 25% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Christ Leaving the Tomb — Gustave Doré | Free high-res download

Christ Leaving the Tomb

Gustave Doré · 1869 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,811 × 2,272 px · 8.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 7.6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.4 × 15.1 in at 150 dpi

The download is the Met's own open-access file, served by the Met. Big file — give it a minute.

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How big can you print it?

Standard frame sizes, turned to match the artwork. "Crops" is how much of the picture you lose filling that frame edge to edge — or keep it all and let a mat take up the difference.

Frame	Effective dpi	Verdict	Crops
10 × 8 in	284	Sharp up close	25%
14 × 11 in	206	Sharp up close	24%
16 × 12 in	189	Poster sharp	21%
20 × 16 in	142	Fine across a room	25%
24 × 18 in	126	Fine across a room	21%
36 × 24 in	94	Too soft	11%
40 × 30 in	75	Too soft	21%

Will it fit over your couch? Put this one on your wall, to scale — crop or mat, frame size, hang height and the order.

The ticket

Christ Leaving the Tomb is a work on paper by Gustave Doré (French, Strasbourg 1832–1883 Paris), dated 1869. Brush and gouache and brown ink; over black chalk on brown paper. Size on the museum record: Sheet: 20 3/16 x 34 5/16 in. (51.3 x 87.1cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Dodge Fund, 1960.

The Met catalogs Christ Leaving the Tomb as a brush and gouache and brown ink; over black chalk on brown paper by Gustave Doré. The museum dates it 1869; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 60.147. Spend a minute with the composition before choosing a size: notice where the eye lands first and where it rests. The Met's scan measures 3,811 × 2,272 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 7.6 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 15.1 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original's scale instead of blowing it up, and keep it out of direct sun like the museum does. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,811 × 2,272 pixels — 8.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 7.6 in. The work on paper itself measures about 34.3 × 20.2 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original’s size rather than blowing it up, mat it generously, and keep it out of direct sun — the same rules the museum follows for the real one.