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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 | 400 | Gallery sharp | 1% |
| 14 × 11 in | 285 | Sharp up close | 3% |
| 16 × 12 in | 250 | Sharp up close | 7% |
| 20 × 16 in | 200 | Sharp up close | 1% |
| 24 × 18 in | 166 | Poster sharp | 7% |
| 36 × 24 in | 111 | Fine across a room | 18% |
| 40 × 30 in | 100 | Fine across a room | 7% |
The ticket
Two Men Contemplating the Moon is a painting by Caspar David Friedrich (German, Greifswald 1774–1840 Dresden), dated ca. 1825–30. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Wrightsman Fund, 2000.
Two Men Contemplating the Moon is an oil on canvas by Caspar David Friedrich, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it ca. 1825–30 (accession 2000.51, European Paintings). The darker passages do the work, so a picture light helps the lit areas glow instead of sinking into the wall. The Met's scan measures 4,000 × 3,237 pixels, which prints about 13.3 × 10.8 in at 300 dpi and 26.7 × 21.6 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 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 4,000 × 3,237 pixels — 12.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 10.8 in. The painting itself measures about 17.2 × 13.7 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
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Date
- ca. 1825–30
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · European Paintings
- Accession
- 2000.51
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
