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This horizontal painting is made up of three parts: in the center square panel, a woman reclines under a wooden shelter set into a rocky cave, which is surrounded by angels, and narrower wings to either side are each occupied by a standing…

The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel

Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, 1250–1319)

Date
1308-1311
Medium
tempera on single poplar panel
Size
17 × 6¼ in (43 × 16 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1937.1.8. See the museum’s record
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).

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Print
20 × 36 in, the whole painting on 24 × 36 in paper
Center
49¼ in (125 cm) from the floor
Above the console table
8 in (20 cm) from the console table to the frame
Ideal width
36 to 41 in over a 54 in console table
Why this height
Centered at eye level, this frame would not sit 6 to 10 in above the console table, so the 8 in gap sets the height.
The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel: a 20 × 36 in print hung above a console table, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
20 × 36 in landscape print (51 × 91 cm), centered 49¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Print it

No standard paper matches this painting’s proportions closely, so print it whole with a white border, or trim the edges to fill the paper.

Paper Filling the paper Printed whole Frame Frame with a 2 in mat Frame with a 3 in mat Sharpness
5 × 7 in trims 22 % 4 × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 2883 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 25.7 % 9 × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 1262 dpi, crisp up close
18 × 24 in trims 25.7 % 13½ × 24 in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 839 dpi, crisp up close
20 × 30 in trims 16.4 % 16¾ × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 673 dpi, crisp up close
24 × 36 in trims 16.4 % 20 × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 559 dpi, crisp up close
30 × 40 in trims 25.7 % 22¼ × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 504 dpi, crisp up close

Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.

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Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.

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