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The Last Supper in Detail
Interested in Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper? If so, you might want to check out the 16,118,035,591 pixel (172181 x 93611) (yes, that's 16 billion pixels) version that is available via haltadefinizione by HAL9000.
The amount of detail is beyond belief, the above image is zoomed at only 3%. As opposed to the following two images:
The Last Supper at 25%.
The Last Supper at 75%.
For more information, you can view explanations of the piece, the find the data on what was done, and view the other works including Gaudenzio Ferrari, Vita di Cristo; Andrea Pozzo, Gloria di Sant'Ignazio, and Cupola di Novara.
— michael | November 16, 2007 10:44 AM | Random bits
