What is the largest sharp print size for The Denial of Saint Peter?

At 300 dpi, this 3,904 × 2,904 px file prints up to 13 × 9.7 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26 × 19.4 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Denial of Saint Peter?

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, 24 × 18 in.

Does printing The Denial of Saint Peter require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 10% 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 Denial of Saint Peter — Caravaggio | Free high-res download

The Denial of Saint Peter

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,904 × 2,904 px · 11.3 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13 × 9.7 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26 × 19.4 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	363	Gallery sharp	7%
14 × 11 in	264	Sharp up close	5%
16 × 12 in	242	Sharp up close	1%
20 × 16 in	181	Poster sharp	7%
24 × 18 in	161	Poster sharp	1%
36 × 24 in	108	Fine across a room	10%
40 × 30 in	96	Too soft	1%

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 Denial of Saint Peter is a painting by Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571–1610 Porto Ercole), dated 1610. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 37 x 49 3/8 in. (94 x 125.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Gift of Herman and Lila Shickman, and Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997.

In The Met's records, The Denial of Saint Peter is an oil on canvas credited to Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi). The museum dates it 1610; it sits in the European Paintings department as accession 1997.167. 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 3,904 × 2,904 pixels, which prints about 13.0 × 9.7 in at 300 dpi and 26.0 × 19.4 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its wide proportions sit naturally over a sofa, console or bed, and the crop figures in the set builder show what a standard frame would trim. 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 3,904 × 2,904 pixels — 11.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13 × 9.7 in. The painting itself measures about 49.4 × 37 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.