As a technical showcase HAL9000 has released
a 16 gigapixel zoomable scan of
The Last Supper by
Leonardo da Vinci.
HAL9000 offers a wide variety of services ranging over many different areas providing tools for works of art restoration and viewing, digital photo compositing and retouching, scientific and macro imaging.
Resulting material can be printed at very high resolution in large formats.
WORKS OF ART RESTORATION
Tools for appreciating changes before and after restoration works
Tools for high accuracy preparatory works
Tools for simulating restoration works, by non-invasive image elaboration software
At full zoom you only see the cracks in the painting. It really makes you appreciate how much that painting has deteriorated. They also have a few other works on
their site. Seems like a good idea to scan all prominent artworks in this detail in case they get stolen, destroyed or burnt up.
3 comments:
just a matter of time before our phones can make those pics.
Still amazing though
Well, not exactly, it's also a matter of physics. You need quite a large lens or long exposure to capture enough light to image this.
all lies, and you know it!
Post a Comment