What you are looking at
Saint Paul treats a sacred subject as something happening next door. The sacred subject is treated as something happening in a room, with real weight and real hands.
Saint Paul. Our painter follows the same logic rather than copying a photograph of it: the dark passages keep their colour instead of going black, so the light has something to work against.
Why this one has to be painted by hand
These pictures were built on light, and light is the first thing a print loses. Hand-painted, the dark passages keep their colour, so the figures stay inside a room instead of in front of a flat backdrop.
Every canvas is painted to order, so the quote follows your size, frame and destination rather than a fixed list. Tell us what you need on WhatsApp and we reply with an exact figure, usually within the hour. You deal directly with the studio that paints it — no reseller layer.
Popular canvas sizes
Every Saint Paul MET DP35 we paint is made to order, so you choose the canvas. These are the sizes our customers ask for most:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 32 × 24 in | 81 × 61 cm | Living room, above a sideboard |
| 40 × 30 in | 102 × 76 cm | Living room focal wall, above a sofa |
| 48 × 36 in | 122 × 91 cm | Large living room, stairwell, loft |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
Custom sizes are welcome — if your wall needs something between these, or larger, say so and we will quote it. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us the size and frame — exact quote back, usually within the hour.
💬 Get a Quote for Saint Paul MET DP35Where a Saint Paul MET DP35 hangs best
This one reads well as a formal piece over a fireplace. Because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas we keep the proportions of the original rather than cropping to fit, so an unusually wide or tall composition stays honest at any size.
Questions people ask before ordering
What size should I order for Saint Paul?
Any size you like, because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas. Most collectors choose something between 24 x 20 in and 40 x 30 in for this composition. If your wall needs something else, say so and we quote it.
Is Saint Paul in the public domain?
Jan van Eyck died in 1441, which puts this work in the public domain — commissioning a hand-painted reproduction is legal, and owning one is legal anywhere in the world. We never pass ours off as the original and never issue certificates of authenticity.
How long does a hand-painted version take?
Roughly two to four weeks of studio time depending mostly on size and how much impasto the surface carries, then several more days for the oil to set before we can photograph and pack it. We send photographs of your actual painting for approval before anything ships.
How close will it be to the original?
It is painted by hand from the same image you are looking at, so it is a painting of the painting, not a scan. Expect the composition, colour and drawing to follow the original closely, and expect the brushwork to be our painter's own — that is the point of commissioning one. You approve photographs before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy Licence: CC0 File page on Wikimedia Commons We hand-paint from it; we do not sell prints and never claim the original.