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The Supper at Emmaus

Caravaggio

1601 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

Size4:3 ratio
Frame
$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist
Caravaggio (1571–1610)
Year
1601
Medium
Oil on canvas
Original size
141 × 196.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery, London
Movement
Baroque

The risen Christ, beardless and young, blesses bread at an inn table, and the two disciples who had not recognised him react: one flings his arms wide, the other grips his chair, while the innkeeper looks on without understanding. Caravaggio painted it in Rome in 1601 for the banker Ciriaco Mattei. The moment of recognition from the Gospel of Luke is staged at life size with a basket of fruit teetering on the table's edge, so the drama spills toward the viewer. The light comes from one source at the left and the background is bare wall, the formula that made Caravaggio's reputation and that painters across Europe would copy. He returned to the subject in a quieter version in 1606, now in Milan. The London canvas has been in the National Gallery since 1839.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

One light source, bare wall and a table of bread and fruit make this a dining-room piece, over the sideboard at 24×18 in black. It wants a dark or warm wall and low evening light so the figures come forward from the shadow.

Style, size & framing detail
Style
Baroque painting
Era
17th century (1601)
Orientation
Landscape
Mood
grand
Rooms
dining room, living room
Good gift for
housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials
• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →
Is this the whole painting, or a crop?
The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.
Is The Supper at Emmaus in the public domain?
Yes. Caravaggio (1571–1610) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery.
What is it printed on?
Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.
When was The Supper at Emmaus painted, and in what medium?
The Supper at Emmaus dates from 1601 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 141 × 196.2 cm.
What size works above a sofa or bed?
Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Supper at Emmaus we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.
About this design
The Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio) — The Supper at Emmaus · Caravaggio · 1601. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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