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10 public-domain works by the Italian artist (1697–1768), every one a free CC0 file from The Met's open-access collection — 8 paintings, 1 print, 1 work on paper.

10 works · $0.00 eachBiggest file: 12 MP

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Each card shows the largest print the Met's file makes at 300 dpi without cropping — that's the sharpness you'd want for something you'll stand close to. The biggest file in this set isImaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, at 4,000 × 3,000 pixels: enough for a 13.3 × 10 in print at 300 dpi, or 26.7 × 20 in at poster sharpness.

The Met flags 3 of these as a collection highlight: Imaginary View of Venice, houses at left with figures on terraces, a domed church at center in the background, boats and boat-sheds below, and a seated man observing from a wall at right in the foreground, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal), Piazza San Marco and Warwick Castle: The East Front.

Every page has a size chart against standard frames, the museum record, and the frame and light that make a print look like it cost more than it did. The file itself is free. It always was.