Photogrammetry Models

3D models of artworks – some of which remain in their original locations, but most of which have been removed to museum collections – are made by taking multiple photographs from every angle possible with care taken to retain overlaps from one to the next. Agisoft software is used to connect photographs together and to edit the final product to sharpen focus and trim away excess data that is not pertinent to the object. The model is then uploaded to a public source at SketchFab where it can be examined gratis.

Photogrammetry Collections

Bardi di Vernio Chapel Low Poly by Florence As It Was on Sketchfab

This is an example of one of our newer photogrammetric models on Sketchfab; click here to view more like it. To navigate:

  • Press the play button to load the model.
  • Left click and drag on the model to rotate it.
  • Right click and drag on the model to pan across it.
  • Scroll to fly forward or backward through the model.
  • Click on the arrows in the lower right corner to make the model full screen.
  • Click the box in the lower left corner to visit the Sketchfab page.

These photogrammetric models were assembled by taking hundreds of photos of buildings, artwork, or rooms and running them through a program that lets us view those spaces in high-detail 3D. Using this technology brings this art and architecture from Florence to viewers around the world, and gives us perspectives never possible until now - view the Bardi di Vernio's upper frescoes up close for the first time.

You can view the rest of our collection on Sketchfab.