What is the largest sharp print size for Coat of Arms with a Skull?

At 300 dpi, this 2,755 × 3,680 px file prints up to 9.2 × 12.3 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 18.4 × 24.5 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Coat of Arms with a Skull?

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

Does printing Coat of Arms with a Skull require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 11% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Coat of Arms with a Skull — Albrecht Dürer | Free high-res download

Coat of Arms with a Skull

Albrecht Dürer · 1503 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,755 × 3,680 px · 10.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.2 × 12.3 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 18.4 × 24.5 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
8 × 10 in	344	Gallery sharp	6%
11 × 14 in	250	Sharp up close	5%
12 × 16 in	229	Sharp up close	nothing
16 × 20 in	172	Poster sharp	6%
18 × 24 in	153	Poster sharp	nothing
24 × 36 in	102	Fine across a room	11%
30 × 40 in	91	Too soft	nothing

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

Coat of Arms with a Skull is a print by Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg), dated 1503. Engraving. Size on the museum record: Plate: 8 11/16 x 6 1/4 in. (22.1 x 15.8 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 x 7 in. (24.3 x 17.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Fletcher Fund, 1919.

Coat of Arms with a Skull is an engraving by Albrecht Dürer, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1503, and files it under accession 19.73.113 in Drawings and Prints. 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 2,755 × 3,680 pixels, which prints about 9.2 × 12.3 in at 300 dpi and 18.4 × 24.5 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its tall proportions suit a hallway, a narrow wall or the gap beside a door, and the set builder shows how much each standard frame would crop. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,755 × 3,680 pixels — 10.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.2 × 12.3 in. That is bigger than the print itself, which measures about 6.2 × 8.7 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.

On the receipt

Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Date: 1503
Medium: Engraving
Size: Plate: 8 11/16 x 6 1/4 in. (22.1 x 15.8 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 x 7 in. (24.3 x 17.9 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 19.73.113
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗