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posted by martyb on Thursday January 20 2022, @08:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the fine-art dept.

AI turned a Rembrandt masterpiece into 5.6 terabytes of data:

A high-resolution image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch is now online. 717 gigapixels (yes, giga) to a claimed resolution of .0005-millimeters.

Last week the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam posted an AI-constructed, ultra-high-res image of "The Night Watch" by Rembrandt. The original piece is nearly 15 feet long and more than 12 feet high and has been under intensive restoration since the early 1900s.

They've actually reconstructed some parts that had been destroyed over the ages, based on historical records.

Is a pixel size finer than the hairs on Rembrandt's brush enough detail for you?

Previously:
(2020-05-23) Revelations About Rembrandt's Masterpiece Captured on Camera


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday January 21 2022, @03:44PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday January 21 2022, @03:44PM (#1214511) Journal

    All people should able to enjoy art. So copies are good thing IMO.

    I understand that rich people have some fascination with having THE original.

    I would just like it if more people were able to enjoy that art even if it is a reproduction.

    I wonder what 3D printing could do for copying sculpture?

    What could food printing do for copying Big Macs?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 21 2022, @07:07PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 21 2022, @07:07PM (#1214572)

    What do "Big Macs" and "food" have in common?

    • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Saturday January 22 2022, @03:05PM

      by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday January 22 2022, @03:05PM (#1214790) Journal

      There are people who eat it.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 21 2022, @07:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 21 2022, @07:42PM (#1214582)

    >> All people should able to enjoy art. So copies are good thing IMO.

    One man's art is another's child porn, so be careful what you're copying.