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Events - 3D Imaging, Modeling and Visualization
Date: 2006/09/27 - 2006/09/27
Language: English
3D Examination of the Mona Lisa
English Public Lecture
English public lecture to present findings of the most extensive 3D study ever conducted on Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.
Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: NRC Auditorium, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
* Limited seating is available
Presented in collaboration with the C2RMF.
This lecture will also be presented in French on Thursday, September 28, 2006.
We are not accepting reservations for these events therefore space is available on a first come first serve basis. Parking is free on the NRC campus.
Mona Lisa
A Scientific Examination
Abstract
In 2004, at the request of the Louvre, the Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF) undertook the most comprehensive scientific examination and study of the Mona Lisa completed to date. As part of the project, a team of 3D imaging scientists from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) were invited to Paris in October, 2004 to undertake the 3D scanning of the painting using instruments and technologies developed at NRC. The objective of this project was to scan the Mona Lisa - obverse and reverse - in order to provide high-resolution 3D image data of the complete painting.
The NRC lecture presentation “Mona Lisa: A Scientific Examination” presented by members of the NRC and C2RMF teams will include an overview of the project including unique new image details which shed light on the condition of the painting, its history and on Leonardo da Vinci's technique.
The never seen before 3D model will allow a close virtual examination of the Mona Lisa by the specialist and the non-specialist alike, without any risk of damage to the painting, thousands of kilometers away from Paris.
Speakers:
Bruno Mottin, Curator, Research Department, C2RMF
François Blais, Research Scientist, NRC
John Taylor, Research Scientist, NRC
Research Contact
François Blais
Group Leader
Visual Information Technology
NRC Institute for Information Technology
1200 Montreal Road
Building M-50, Room 341
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Telephone: +1 (613) 993-3285
Fax: +1 (613) 952-0215
E-mail: Francois.Blais@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Business Contact
Charles-Antoine Gauthier (Charles)
Business Development Officer
Business Development Office, NCR
NRC Institute for Information Technology
1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Telephone: +1 (613) 993-2491
Fax: +1 (613) 952-7998
E-mail: Charles-Antoine Gauthier
