What is the largest sharp print size for Venus and Adonis?

At 300 dpi, this 3,809 × 3,089 px file prints up to 12.7 × 10.3 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.4 × 20.6 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Venus and Adonis?

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 Venus and Adonis require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 18% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Venus and Adonis — Peter Paul Rubens | Free high-res download

Venus and Adonis

Peter Paul Rubens · probably mid-1630s · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,809 × 3,089 px · 11.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 10.3 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.4 × 20.6 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	380	Gallery sharp	1%
14 × 11 in	272	Sharp up close	3%
16 × 12 in	238	Sharp up close	8%
20 × 16 in	190	Poster sharp	1%
24 × 18 in	158	Poster sharp	8%
36 × 24 in	105	Fine across a room	18%
40 × 30 in	95	Too soft	8%

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

Venus and Adonis is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), dated probably mid-1630s. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: With added strips, 77 3/4 x 95 5/8 in. (197.5 x 242.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Gift of Harry Payne Bingham, 1937.

In The Met's records, Venus and Adonis is an oil on canvas credited to Peter Paul Rubens. The museum dates it probably mid-1630s, and files it under accession 37.162 in European Paintings. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 3,809 × 3,089 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 10.3 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 20.6 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. A warm picture light a few inches above the frame does more for a print than any paper upgrade, and the hanging centre line belongs near 57 inches.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,809 × 3,089 pixels — 11.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 10.3 in. The painting itself measures about 95.6 × 77.8 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.