What is the largest sharp print size for Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889?

At 300 dpi, this 12,900 × 7,352 px file prints up to 43 × 24.5 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 86 × 49 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, 24 × 18 in, 36 × 24 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 40 × 30 in.

Does printing Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 29% 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's Entry into Brussels in 1889 — James Ensor | Free high-res download

Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889

James Ensor · 1888 · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Public domain · $0.0012,900 × 7,352 px · 94.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to43 × 24.5 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 86 × 49 in at 150 dpi

The download is the original scan on Wikimedia Commons. 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	919	Gallery sharp	29%
14 × 11 in	668	Gallery sharp	27%
16 × 12 in	612	Gallery sharp	24%
20 × 16 in	459	Gallery sharp	29%
24 × 18 in	408	Gallery sharp	24%
36 × 24 in	306	Gallery sharp	15%
40 × 30 in	245	Sharp up close	24%

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's Entry into Brussels in 1889 is a painting by James Ensor (Belgian, Ostend 1860–1949 Ostend), dated 1888. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 252.5 × 430.5 cm. Held by J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Christ arrives in nineteenth-century Brussels on a donkey, while a crowd of leering masks and clowns fills the street. He is small and hard to find. Ensor painted it in 1888, and the artists' group Les XX refused to show it. The painting lampooned politicians, the church and his own country. Its colour is wild and its mood is carnival, and a wall-sized print is as chaotic as it should be.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 12,900 × 7,352 pixels — 94.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 43 × 24.5 in. The painting itself measures about 169.5 × 99.4 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Paintings reproduce best on matte paper. Gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for, and a picture light does more for a print than any upgrade in paper.

On the receipt

Artist: James Ensor
Date: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 252.5 × 430.5 cm
Held by: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗