October 29, 2007

Last Supper Up CLose

Want to see Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper up close? Now you can.

A 16 billion pixel image of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper has been posted on the internet, giving art lovers a detailed view of the 15th Century work.

Experts will be able to see segments as though just centimetres away and examine otherwise unavailable details.

It is visible at http://www.haltadefinizione.com.

“You can see how Leonardo made the cups transparent, something you can’t ordinarily see,” he said. “You can also note the state of degradation the painting is in.”

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