Digital photo project to show Sistine Chapel in unprecedented detail
Three-volume collection uses 270,000 digital frames to reproduce Michelangelo frescoes with 99.9% accuracy
The last time the entire Sistine Chapel was photographed for posterity, digital photography was in its infancy and words such as pixels were bandied about mostly by computer nerds and Nasa scientists.
Now, after decades of technological advances in art photography, digital darkrooms and printing techniques, a five-year project that will aid future restorations has left the Vatican Museums with 270,000 digital frames that show frescoes by Michelangelo and other masters in fresh, stunning detail.
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