Restoring David using 3D

Author

Callieri, Marco ; Cignoni, Paolo ; Ganovelli, Fabio ; Montani, Claudio ; Impoco, Gaetano ; Pingi, Paolo ; Ponchio, Federico ; Scopigno, Roberto

Author_Institution

Inst. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., CNR, Pisa, Italy

Volume

23

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Refurbishing Michelangelo´s David has produced several useful restoration guidelines. These guidelines can help restorers select the proper procedures for the task and, objectively, assess the results. The work also has helped us develop innovative ways to process and visualize 3D data in cultural heritage projects. The David restoration was an ideal test bed. We try various methodologies to support restorers and scientists with visualization tools based on 3D digital models. 3D digital models can be a tool for undertaking specific investigations, or as supporting media for archiving and integrating the restoration-related information.

Keywords

art; data visualisation; history; solid modelling; 3D data visualization; 3D digital models; cultural heritage restoration; information archiving; restoration-related information system; surface modeling; Computational modeling; Data visualization; Degradation; Performance evaluation; Physics computing; Pollution measurement; Rain; Surface contamination; Surface cracks; Volume measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MP.2005.1368908

Filename

1368908