3D Technologies - NRC-IIT

3D Examination of the Mona Lisa

Photographs and Images of the Project – Figure 1

Figure 1: The 3-D high-resolution color laser scanner digitizing the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. The laser scanner is mounted on a high-precision linear translation stage, which moves the scanner across the surface to acquire successive scan bands 4 cm in width (bluish line).

The scanner records the exact 3D shape and color of the painting at a lateral resolution of 60 µm × 60 µm (0.06 mm × 0.06 mm), and at a depth resolution of 10 µm (0.01 mm). By comparison, the width of a human hair is approximately 80 µm (0.08 mm).

Research Contact

François Blais
Research Officer
Visual Information Technology
NRC Institute for Information Technology
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Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Telephone: +1 (613) 993-3285
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E-mail: Francois.Blais@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

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Charles Gauthier
Business Development Officer
Business Development Office, NCR
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E-mail: Charles Gauthier