The Met Releases High-Definition 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sarcophagi, Van Gogh Paintings, Marble Sculptures & More

"Viewers can zoom in, rotate, and examine each model, bringing unprecedented access to significant works of art. The 3D models can also be explored in viewers' own spaces through augmented reality (AR) on most smartphone and VR headsets, as a resource for research, exploration, and curiosity."

"We can actually come face to face - or rather, face to surface - with all of them, temple included, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains all those and more artifacts of human civilization than any of us could hope to examine closely in a lifetime."

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has launched an archive of high-definition 3D scans of its most significant artworks and artifacts, allowing visitors to experience masterpieces with unprecedented access and detail. Through these digital models, viewers can zoom in, rotate, and examine objects from multiple angles, bringing them closer to works like van Gogh's Sunflowers, Monet's Haystacks, Egyptian Temple of Dendur, and ancient cuneiform tablets. The 3D models are accessible through augmented reality on smartphones and virtual reality headsets, enabling exploration in personal spaces. Highlights include marble sarcophagi, Egyptian statues, Japanese paintings, pre-Columbian house models, eighteenth-century tiles, and nineteenth-century sculptures, offering researchers and curious visitors intimate views of humanity's cultural heritage.

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