The on-site fieldwork was carried out under the supervision of Factum Foundation’s experts, operating from the new centre ARCHiVe (Analysis and Recording of Cultural Heritage in Venice) at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on the island of San Giorgio. The work demonstrated once again the importance of digital preservation, especially in fragile locations like Venice where historic artefacts can suffer tragic damage and change forever.
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Gabriel Scarpa explaining the process of panoramic color photography © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
Otto Lowe explaining the photogrammetric recording process of the altar © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
Carlos Bayod explaining the process of recording the damaged frescoes © Otto Lowe for Factum Foundation
The Lucida 3D Scanner recording the surface of the tombstone of Fra’ Bertucci Contarini and detail of the shaded render © Factum Foundation
The Lucida 3D Scanner recording the surface of the tombstone of Fra’ Bertucci Contarini © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
The data acquired by the Lucida is shown in real time on the custom software © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
Lucida 3D Scanner recording the surface of damaged tombstones © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
Students working with photogrammetry © Otto Lowe for Factum Foundation
Gabriel Scarpa on how to record books and manuscript artworks © Otto Lowe for Factum Foundation
The final results of the course were presented as a 1:1 scale, high resolution reproduction of a section of the altar © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
Detail of the surface texture of the marble panels’ reproduction © Carlos Bayod for Factum Foundation
