What is the largest sharp print size for The Parthenon?

At 300 dpi, this 3,811 × 2,356 px file prints up to 12.7 × 7.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.4 × 15.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

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

The best frame sizes for this file are 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing The Parthenon require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 23% 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 Parthenon — Frederic Edwin Church | Free high-res download

The Parthenon

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,811 × 2,356 px · 9 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 7.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.4 × 15.7 in at 150 dpi

The download is the Met's own open-access file, served by the Met. Big file — give it a minute.

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	294	Sharp up close	23%
14 × 11 in	214	Sharp up close	21%
16 × 12 in	196	Poster sharp	18%
20 × 16 in	147	Fine across a room	23%
24 × 18 in	130	Fine across a room	18%
36 × 24 in	98	Too soft	7%
40 × 30 in	78	Too soft	18%

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 Parthenon is a painting by Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York), dated 1871. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 44 1/2 x 72 5/8 in. (113 x 184.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,811 × 2,356 pixels — 9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 7.9 in. The painting itself measures about 72.6 × 44.5 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.

On the receipt

Artist: Frederic Edwin Church
Date: 1871
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 44 1/2 x 72 5/8 in. (113 x 184.5 cm)
Museum: The Met · The American Wing
Accession: 15.30.67
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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