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717 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch

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565 points gaws | 2 comments | 25 Jan 22 00:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.62s | source
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biesnecker ◴[25 Jan 22 01:17 UTC] No.30066616[source]▶
Seeing Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum a decade or so ago totally changed my view of seeing things in a museum vs. seeing them online. I'm a child of the internet and had this view that seeing it on my screen was good enough, but wow is Night Watch incredible up close and in person. Overwhelming, almost. A totally different experience.

That said, this image is amazing, and lets you see a lot more detail than you can easily manage at the museum.

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1. pitched ◴[25 Jan 22 03:38 UTC] No.30067649[source]▶
I had the same experience with the Mona Lisa too. Even going in not expecting to get much out of the experience, it really popped, even on the other side of a crowded room.

I wonder if it has a bit to do with it being 3D too, where the edges of paint strokes might catch the light a bit differently than under a scanner.

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2. DwnVoteHoneyPot ◴[25 Jan 22 06:32 UTC] No.30068844[source]▶
The Mona Lisa was the most disappointing art work I've ever seen. Size, color, everything. And I was lucky enough to see it up close unlike the arrangement now.