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The Nativity, Lorenzo Monaco, ca. 1406–10, tempera and gold on wood

The Nativity

Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, 1370–1425)

Date
ca. 1406–10
Medium
Tempera and gold on wood
Size
8¾ × 12¼ in (22.2 × 31.1 cm)
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession 1975.1.66. 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
30 × 40 in, filling the paper (trims 4.8 % of the picture)
Center
54¼ in (138 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: a 30 × 40 in print hung above a console table, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
30 × 40 in landscape print (76 × 102 cm), centered 54¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Standard paper sizes that keep this painting’s proportions, the frames that fit them, and how sharp each one prints.

Paper Filling the paper Printed whole Frame Frame with a 2 in mat Frame with a 3 in mat Sharpness
5 × 7 in trims 0.1 % 5 × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 508 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 4.8 % 11½ × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 212 dpi, crisp from a step back
18 × 24 in trims 4.8 % 17 × 24 in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 141 dpi, soft up close
30 × 40 in trims 4.8 % 28½ × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 84 dpi, soft up close
36 × 48 in trims 4.8 % 34¼ × 48 in 36 × 48 in ready-made 40 × 52 in custom 42 × 54 in custom 70 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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