What is the largest sharp print size for The Ship of Fools?

At 300 dpi, this 5,367 × 9,963 px file prints up to 17.9 × 33.2 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 35.8 × 66.4 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Ship of Fools?

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

Does printing The Ship of Fools require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 33% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

The Ship of Fools — Hieronymus Bosch | Free high-res download

The Ship of Fools

Hieronymus Bosch · ca. 1500 · Musée du Louvre, Paris

Public domain · $0.005,367 × 9,963 px · 53.5 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to17.9 × 33.2 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 35.8 × 66.4 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
8 × 10 in	670	Gallery sharp	33%
11 × 14 in	487	Gallery sharp	31%
12 × 16 in	447	Gallery sharp	28%
16 × 20 in	335	Gallery sharp	33%
18 × 24 in	298	Sharp up close	28%
24 × 36 in	223	Sharp up close	19%
30 × 40 in	178	Poster sharp	28%

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

The Ship of Fools is a painting by Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, 's-Hertogenbosch ca. 1450–1516), dated ca. 1500. Oil on panel. Held by Musée du Louvre, Paris; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Nobody is steering. A nun and a friar sing together to a lute, someone hangs from a turkey on a pancake-on-a-string, and a figure vomits over the side. The tree for a mast has a flag with a crescent moon on it, and an owl keeps watch. It is an unflattering portrait of the whole society for which it was made, and the boat is clearly not going anywhere. Frame it narrow and tall, and hang it in the kitchen where the party always ends up.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 5,367 × 9,963 pixels — 53.5 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 17.9 × 33.2 in. 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: Hieronymus Bosch
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Oil on panel
Held by: Musée du Louvre, Paris
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗