Multispectral scan

New breakthroughs in technology have developed special high definition cameras for photographing art.

These cameras provide images of unparalleled resolution and colour accuracy.

One camera can provide images of over 240 million pixels, compared with a standard digital camera which provides around 12 million pixels. It also uses 13 different light filters from Ultraviolet to IR so not only can you view the surface of the painting in great detail, but you can also see through each layer of paint to reveal the artist’s technique.

The camera is able to scan the painting to identify the pigment used and then restore the true colour in the resulting image. This means that even with a picture hundreds of years old and covered in layers of varnish, you can see exactly what the original painting would have looked like.