VIRTUAL STRATIGRAPHY OF THE FRESCOES
With the high-quality images and 3D scanner, we obtained a whole virtual reconstruction, with which later we created high-definition three-dimensional models without losing either proportions or sharpness while maintaining absolute color fidelity.
The microscopic observation of the plasters and frescoes produced valuable insights, which we used to reconstruct the subjects represented and to identify the typology and extent of damage caused by the pictorial surface’s alterations. For the Palimpsest with Saint Peter and Saint Paul enthroned, for example, it was possible to obtain a virtual stratigraphy of the painting from its earliest phase in the 11th century to the 16th.
We took pictures of the site before and after the in itinere restorations were applied, which verified them and helped to accurately polish and consolidate the surface. The project was completed with a series of 360º images that present the monument elements in their different stages of conservation.