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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 | 391 | Gallery sharp | 2% |
| 11 × 14 in | 284 | Sharp up close | nothing |
| 12 × 16 in | 250 | Sharp up close | 4% |
| 16 × 20 in | 195 | Poster sharp | 2% |
| 18 × 24 in | 166 | Poster sharp | 4% |
| 24 × 36 in | 111 | Fine across a room | 15% |
| 30 × 40 in | 100 | Fine across a room | 4% |
The ticket
Portrait of a Woman, Probably Susanna Lunden (Susanna Fourment, 1599–1628) is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), dated ca. 1625–27. Oil on wood. Size on the museum record: 30 1/4 x 23 5/8 in. (76.8 x 60 cm), including added strip of 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) at bottom. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976.
Portrait of a Woman, Probably Susanna Lunden (Susanna Fourment, 1599–1628) is an oil on wood by Peter Paul Rubens, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it ca. 1625–27; it sits in the European Paintings department as accession 1976.218. The subject is a person, so the face is the anchor. Hang it with the eyes near the centre line instead of floating high on the wall. The Met's scan measures 3,133 × 4,000 pixels, which prints about 10.4 × 13.3 in at 300 dpi and 20.9 × 26.7 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs tall, it wants a vertical frame; compare the crop percentage across sizes before you choose. Its muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. 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 3,133 × 4,000 pixels — 12.5 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 10.4 × 13.3 in. The painting itself measures about 23.6 × 30.2 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
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Date
- ca. 1625–27
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Size
- 30 1/4 x 23 5/8 in. (76.8 x 60 cm), including added strip of 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) at bottom
- Museum
- The Met · European Paintings
- Accession
- 1976.218
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
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