🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Mérode Altarpiece
Unknown artist · 1500
Why it's great
The angel Gabriel enters a cozy, middle-class room to tell Mary she'll have a baby, while Joseph works in his carpenter's shop next door. A workshop of Robert Campin painted it in about 1427 to 1432, and Joseph is making mousetraps.
Where to see it
📍 The CloistersManhattan, United States
Open in Maps ↗Hang it on your wall
⬇ Hi-res download
4,000 × 2,027 px · 8.1 megapixels · prints up to about 13 × 7 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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The artist of this work is not known. Many early portraits, prints and manuscripts were made by artists whose names were never recorded or have since been lost.
