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The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation, Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1455–60, tempera and gold on wood

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation

Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Date
ca. 1455–60
Medium
Tempera and gold on wood
Size
30 × 17 in (75.9 × 43.2 cm)
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession 1975.1.37. See the museum’s record
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Public domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0).

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Print
20 × 42 in, the whole painting on 20 × 60 in paper
Center
58 in (147 cm) from the floor
The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation: a 20 × 42 in print hung on a plain wall, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
20 × 42 in panoramic print (51 × 106 cm), centered 58 in from the floor. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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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 33.2 % 3¼ × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 571 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 36.4 % 7½ × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 250 dpi, crisp from a step back
12 × 36 in trims 30.1 % 12 × 25¼ in 12 × 36 in custom 16 × 40 in custom 18 × 42 in custom 158 dpi, crisp from a step back
20 × 30 in trims 28.4 % 14¼ × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 133 dpi, soft up close
24 × 36 in trims 28.4 % 17¼ × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 110 dpi, soft up close
20 × 60 in trims 30.1 % 20 × 42 in 20 × 60 in custom 24 × 64 in custom 26 × 66 in custom 95 dpi, soft 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 Metropolitan Museum 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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