What is the largest sharp print size for The Feast of Acheloüs?

At 300 dpi, this 3,811 × 2,530 px file prints up to 12.7 × 8.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.4 × 16.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Feast of Acheloüs?

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.

Does printing The Feast of Acheloüs require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 17% 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 Feast of Acheloüs — Peter Paul Rubens | Free high-res download

The Feast of Acheloüs

Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1615 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,811 × 2,530 px · 9.6 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 8.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.4 × 16.9 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	316	Gallery sharp	17%
14 × 11 in	230	Sharp up close	16%
16 × 12 in	210	Sharp up close	11%
20 × 16 in	158	Poster sharp	17%
24 × 18 in	140	Fine across a room	11%
36 × 24 in	105	Fine across a room	nothing
40 × 30 in	84	Too soft	11%

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 Feast of Acheloüs is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), dated ca. 1615. Oil on wood. Size on the museum record: 42 1/2 x 64 1/2 in. (108 x 163.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Gift of Alvin and Irwin Untermyer, in memory of their parents, 1945.

In The Met's records, The Feast of Acheloüs is an oil on wood credited to Peter Paul Rubens. The museum dates it ca. 1615; it sits in the European Paintings department as accession 45.141. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 3,811 × 2,530 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 8.4 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 16.9 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 warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. 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 3,811 × 2,530 pixels — 9.6 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 8.4 in. The painting itself measures about 64.5 × 42.5 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.