What is the largest sharp print size for Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome)?

At 300 dpi, this 3,539 × 2,653 px file prints up to 11.8 × 8.8 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 23.6 × 17.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome)?

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

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Q: Does printing Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome) 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.

Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome)

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,539 × 2,653 px · 9.4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to11.8 × 8.8 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 23.6 × 17.7 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	331	Gallery sharp	6%
14 × 11 in	241	Sharp up close	5%
16 × 12 in	221	Sharp up close	nothing
20 × 16 in	165	Poster sharp	6%
24 × 18 in	147	Fine across a room	nothing
36 × 24 in	98	Too soft	11%
40 × 30 in	88	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

Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome) is a print by Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina), dated 1651. Engraving. Size on the museum record: Plate: 8 13/16 x 12 in. (22.4 x 30.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Purchase, Phyllis D. Massar Gift, 2012.

Plate from "Divers Trophées" (Weapon Trophies after the Façade of Palazzo Milesi in Rome) is an engraving by Polidoro da Caravaggio, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1651 (accession 2012.193(2), Drawings and Prints). It shows a built place, with architecture and figures that read as a small stage set; the detail rewards a larger print. The Met's scan measures 3,539 × 2,653 pixels, which prints about 11.8 × 8.8 in at 300 dpi and 23.6 × 17.7 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 muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. 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 3,539 × 2,653 pixels — 9.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 11.8 × 8.8 in. That is roughly life-size: the print itself measures about 12 × 8.8 in.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.