Gemini, the Twins
Johann Bayer, 1655
$235
Print check at 24 x 16 in: 163 dpi, good. Fills the print edge to edge.
Shipping to a US address: $25.90 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Castor and Pollux side by side in engraved line, the twin stars that carry their names set at their heads.
- Maker
- Johann Bayer
- Date
- 1655
- Medium of the original
- Engraved plate
- Credit
- via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-02264
| Picture | 24 x 16 in |
|---|---|
| Outside size | 25.6 x 17.6 in |
| Depth | 0.9 in (22 mm) |
| Weight | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]] |
| Hanging | [[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]] |
| Material | Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing |
| Made in | Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi |
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | dpi | Grade | How it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 x 8 in | 326 | Excellent | Edge to edge |
| 18 x 12 in | 217 | Excellent | Edge to edge |
| 24 x 16 in | 163 | Good | Edge to edge |
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 10 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 14 x 11 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 16 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 20 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 24 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 30 x 20 in | 130 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 36 x 24 in | 108 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 40 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 48 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 60 x 40 in | 65 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 3,912 x 2,608 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 123, lights 237 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 206.2
- Notes
- Neutrals lean warm (yellow): the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned
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Every piece is printed after you order it, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and ships from there. For now we ship to US addresses only.
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