What is the largest sharp print size for The Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse"?

At 300 dpi, this 2,793 × 3,783 px file prints up to 9.3 × 12.6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 18.6 × 25.2 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse"?

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

Does printing The Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse" 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 Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse" — Albrecht Dürer | Free high-res download

The Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer · 1498 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,793 × 3,783 px · 10.6 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.3 × 12.6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 18.6 × 25.2 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
8 × 10 in	349	Gallery sharp	8%
11 × 14 in	253	Sharp up close	6%
12 × 16 in	232	Sharp up close	2%
16 × 20 in	174	Poster sharp	8%
18 × 24 in	155	Poster sharp	2%
24 × 36 in	105	Fine across a room	10%
30 × 40 in	93	Too soft	2%

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 Whore of Babylon, from "The Apocalypse" is a print by Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg), dated 1498. Woodcut. Size on the museum record: sheet, 15-5/8 x 11-1/4 in. (39.5 x 28.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1918.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,793 × 3,783 pixels — 10.6 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.3 × 12.6 in. The print itself measures about 11.3 × 15.6 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.

On the receipt

Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Date: 1498
Medium: Woodcut
Size: sheet, 15-5/8 x 11-1/4 in. (39.5 x 28.6 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 18.65.8
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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