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See the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' painting in 10-gigapixel detail

Microscope manufacturer Hirox has created a panorama of Vermeer’s famous Girl with a Pearl Earring at a mind-boggling 10-gigapixel resolution, as spotted by Petapixel. Over 9,100 photos were captured by the company’s Hirox 3D microscope down to a detail of four microns per pixel, revealing every crack and drop of paint with unprecedented detail. The group also created a 3D map of the canvas, revealing what looks like the surface of a strange planet.

https://www.engadget.com/girl-with-a-pe ... 03372.html

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Wow !!

Thanks for the link
... Here’s the next step [as mentioned in his video]
https://www.micro-pano.com/pearl/index.html

MichaelG.

Wow indeed! Thanks for that. Always loved the painting, have the Tracy Chevalier book, seen the movie, and now this. What would Vermeer think?
Tom W.

Impressive !!!
Thanks for sharing!

My wife is a professional artist. Now, how do I keep her out of my lab?
Greg

Greg Howald wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:45 am

My wife is a professional artist. Now, how do I keep her out of my lab?
Greg

Clearly you need to buy her a digital macroscope so she'll be too busy making panoramas