Heart of the Andes

Frederic Edwin Church

1859 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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About this work

Artist: Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900)
Year: 1859
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 168 × 302.9 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Hudson River School

A whole continent compressed into one canvas three metres wide: a shimmering pool fed by a waterfall at centre right, a jungle foreground where figures visit a wayside cross, a plain and village beyond, and the snow-capped cone of Chimborazo in the distance. Church travelled through Ecuador and Colombia in 1853 and 1857, following the routes of the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, and composed the picture from scores of sketches so that it spans every climate from tropical to frigid. When it went on show in New York in 1859, lit by gas jets in a darkened room and set in a huge window-like frame, viewers were advised to study the detail through opera glasses, and twelve thousand or more a month paid twenty-five cents to see it. Its sale set a record for a living American artist. It came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1909.

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

A whole continent in one wide canvas, from jungle to snow peak, made to be studied in detail, so hang it where people can stand close: a study, dining room or long hallway at 36×24 in black. Deep green, cream or warm grey walls.

Style: Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1859)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; oak 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: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; 18×12 and 24×16 and 36×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. 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 Heart of the Andes in the public domain?

Yes. Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) 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 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Heart of the Andes painted, and in what medium?

Heart of the Andes dates from 1859 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 168 × 302.9 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Heart of the Andes (Frederic Edwin Church) — Heart of the Andes · Frederic Edwin Church · 1859. 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. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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