Digitizing paintings with a multi-spectral camera
Event details
| Date | 26.02.2013 |
| Hour | 10:00 |
| Speaker |
Mr. Pascal Cotte, Lumière Technology Bio : Mr. Pascal Cotte is a self-educated engineer and the inventor of the first multispectral high definition camera and lighting system dedicated to the conservation of digitized documents. He is the founder of several companies specializing in digital imaging since 1980. He has designed and developed numerous R&D systems in the field of electronic imaging, such as scanners (Jumboscan and Jumbolux) for digitizing large format documents.He digitized Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” in October 2004 with exceptional details and accuracy of colors never obtained before. He has revealed previously unknown details and recovered the painting’s genuine color. He contributed to the success of the European project Crisatel to create a new standard of digitization of global pictorial documents. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The multi-spectral digital camera developed by Lumiere technology takes images in 13 distinct spectral bands spanning the ultra-violet to the near infrared. Each image is 240 Mega Pixels.This camera is capable of digitizing small and large format paintings at high speed,providing a platform for mass-digitization of pictorial art while maintaining colorimetric repeatability and accuracy. Dedicated image processing software allows for digital removal of the paintings’varnish and identifying pigments, which are key factors to “digital” restoration.The multi-spectral images allow looking into the painting’s layers in search for elements, information to help experts in attributing a work of Art. With this camera, recent discoveries were made that have led to the identification of a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Carole Berthet
Contact
- Carole Berthet