View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various building… — Canaletto | Free high-res download

Q: What is the largest sharp print size for View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)?

At 300 dpi, this 3,911 × 2,957 px file prints up to 13 × 9.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.1 × 19.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Q: Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)?

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.

Q: Does printing View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal) require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 12% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,911 × 2,957 px · 11.6 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13 × 9.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.1 × 19.7 in at 150 dpi

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

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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	369	Gallery sharp	5%
14 × 11 in	268	Sharp up close	4%
16 × 12 in	244	Sharp up close	1%
20 × 16 in	184	Poster sharp	5%
24 × 18 in	162	Poster sharp	1%
36 × 24 in	108	Fine across a room	12%
40 × 30 in	97	Too soft	1%

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

View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal) is a print by Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, Venice 1697–1768 Venice), dated 1735–46. Etching; first state of two. Size on the museum record: Plate: 11 13/16 × 16 15/16 in. (30 × 43 cm) Sheet: 17 5/8 × 23 9/16 in. (44.7 × 59.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1918.

The Met catalogs View of Mestre, an inn at left and other various buildings lining the canal, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal) as an etching; first state of two by Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal). The museum dates it 1735–46 (accession 18.65.1(3), Drawings and Prints). The subject is a view, and the eye travels from the foreground to the distance; give it wall space so that route stays readable. The Met's scan measures 3,911 × 2,957 pixels, which prints about 13.0 × 9.9 in at 300 dpi and 26.1 × 19.7 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. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,911 × 2,957 pixels — 11.6 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13 × 9.9 in. The print itself measures about 16.9 × 11.8 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: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Date: 1735–46
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Size: Plate: 11 13/16 × 16 15/16 in. (30 × 43 cm) Sheet: 17 5/8 × 23 9/16 in. (44.7 × 59.8 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 18.65.1(3)
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗