Hirox, a leading provider of 3D digital microscope technology, has painstakingly created the world’s largest 3D scan, a super-detailed 108-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s iconic painting, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
Hirox, a leading provider of 3D digital microscope technology, has painstakingly created the world’s largest 3D scan, a super-detailed 108-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s iconic painting, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
From an art science perspective, this is indeed interesting. I don’t think it’s particularly helpful, nor required, for appreciation of the subject matter. Very cool.
It’s a way to create a digital snapshot to preserve art even if the physical edition is lost. That’s important, in my opinion.