It is a monumental work: The Saint-Grégoire by Pierre Paul Rubens measures 5.50m by 3.60m, or a little less than 20 m2 for a total weight of 540 kg.
Because of its extraordinary dimensions, the painting located in the museum of Grenoble (Isère) since 1811 is almost impossible to move, explains the
Dauphiné Libéré
.
He only left the establishment once in 1935.
Rubens, Pope Saint Gregory, surrounded by men and women saints pic.twitter.com/SeWW54kGVg
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However, the Palazzo Te, in Mantua (Italy), was particularly keen to present the masterpiece to its public as part of an exhibition dedicated to the Flemish painter.
A solution was finally found: the production of an extremely precise facsimile.
The process will make it possible to obtain a rendering of great realism.
Every centimeter of the canvas has been scanned.
This data was then transmitted to a 3D printing system to make a mold that will produce a support dedicated to a very high resolution print of the work.
The texture and its defects will therefore be present.
The facsimile will eventually remain the property of Palazzo Te while the Grenoble museum will keep the 3D model.
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