A quadriptych is four panels of the same size that make up a single panorama and hang side by side, in order. This page brings together everything you need to choose one and hang it: the real width of each size, the height, the spacing, the alignment, poster or frame.
All four panels always come in the same size. The table gives the real width of the set on the wall, gaps included, and the wall or piece of furniture it suits.
| Size | One panel (w × h) | Quadriptych width | Poster | Framed | Suggested wall or furniture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 × 30 | 21 × 30 cm | 102 cm | 69 € | 129 € | Sideboard or bench seat of about 150 cm, 160 cm headboard |
| 30 × 40 | 30 × 40 cm | 138 cm | 139 € | 249 € | Three-seater sofa, long sideboard of about 2 m |
| A2 | 42 × 59.4 cm | 186 cm | 169 € | 329 € | Large corner sofa, 2.80 m dining room wall |
| 50 × 70 | 50 × 70 cm | 218 cm | 209 € | 499 € | Open wall of 3.20 m or more |
| A1 | 59.4 × 84.1 cm | 256 cm | 299 € | 559 € | Large living room, hall, wall of 3.80 m or more |
| 61 × 91 | 61 × 91 cm | 262 cm | 329 € | 609 € | Wall of about 4 m, mezzanine, double-height space |
| 70 × 100 | 70 × 100 cm | 298 cm | 349 € | — | Wall of 4.50 m or more, loft |
Quadriptych width: four unframed posters 6 cm apart. A frame adds a few centimeters. “From” prices are for the complete quadriptych; the framed option goes up to 61 × 91.
Four panels, even small ones, quickly take up space: the smallest quadriptych is already one meter wide, the largest almost three. It's the set to choose when a diptych or a triptych would look lost: the wall behind a corner sofa, the long dining room sideboard, the hallway, the entrance, the bare wall of a living room.
Above a piece of furniture, stick to the two-thirds rule: the total width of the set, gaps included, should be about two thirds of the furniture's width. A 210 cm sofa calls for the 30 × 40 quadriptych, 138 cm wide. On a wall with no furniture, allow a generous margin of at least 50 cm on each side.
Our quadriptychs are continuous landscapes: the wall, the horizon or the ground line runs from one panel to the next at the same height. The panels are numbered 1 to 4 and hang from left to right in that order; swap them and the scene breaks apart.
You can also hang them in a square, two panels above the other two, on a narrow wall or between two windows. The panorama then reads in two lines and the continuity breaks in the middle: keep this layout for walls where a row won't fit.
On a bare wall, place the center of the set 145 to 150 cm from the floor. That center is the middle of the gap between the second and third panels, halfway up the images: the eye level of a standing adult.
Above furniture, the furniture decides. Leave 20 to 25 cm between its top, or the top of the sofa back, and the bottom of the panels. Above a bed, measure from the top of the headboard, not from the mattress.
As with a diptych, the gap is what holds the set together. Between 5 and 8 cm, the eye reads four images and a single landscape; any wider and the panels become four separate posters. Allow around 5 cm for 21 × 30 and 30 × 40, 6 cm for A2 and 50 × 70, up to 8 cm for the large sizes. Keep the same gap between all four panels.
To mark it out accurately, pencil in the vertical center line of the wall or furniture: that's the middle of the central gap. Place the two middle panels half a gap away on either side of that line, then the two outer panels a full gap further out. Our hanging guide covers drilling and fixings in detail.
Since all four panels are the same size, their top and bottom edges must fall exactly on the same lines. Draw a horizontal line with a spirit level or a laser level and hang all four panels along it. Across almost three meters, being off by a few millimeters shows immediately, because the horizon runs through all four images.
Before drilling, cut four kraft paper templates to the size of the panels and tape them up with masking tape. Look at them from the sofa, from the doorway: that's where you judge the height and the gap.
The unframed poster, from €69 for all four panels in 21 × 30, goes up with clips, poster hangers or adhesive putty and works well for small sizes. The larger the paper, the more it tends to ripple and get damaged at the corners: beyond A2, plan for poster hangers or a frame.
The framed option, from €129, protects the 189 g/m² matte paper behind plexiglass and comes with its hanging hardware. With four panels, it's also the easiest option to align: the clean edges of the frames make the gap and the line obvious. It is available up to 61 × 91; the 70 × 100 comes as a poster only.
Three finishes: black or white alder, or solid oak. Oak extends warm scenes, terracottas and sand tones, and goes well with wooden furniture. White blends into a light wall and lets limewashed walls and bright landscapes breathe. Black draws a crisp outline around the four panels and makes the set stand out on a light wall. Either way, all four panels get the same frame.
Each one brings together four panels created as a set, which are also sold individually. The quadriptych always costs less than buying the four posters separately.
To build a wall around a panorama, try our gallery wall configurator; for a wall less than two meters wide, take a look at our triptychs and diptychs.
