THE 3D VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE TOMB OF SETI I

Launched by the Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt, Factum Foundation and the Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative, the 3D virtual model is based on a LiDAR recording of the whole tomb, but it also includes high-resolution information that will continue to be fed into the platform as the work progresses. The platform works like a dynamic archive of the tomb that can allow closer study than is possible during a visit. Access the 3D virtual tour

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The recording in 3D and colour of two paintings by Valdés Leal

In July 2020, a team of experts from Factum Foundation travelled to Seville to record two paintings by Valdés Leal: In Ictu Oculi and Finis Gloriae Mundi. This was done in collaboration with the Real Hermandad de la Santa Caridad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, in the Church of San Jorge.

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Recording the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore

From 6th to 17th July, a team from Factum Foundation was in Venice to carry out the recording of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Working with the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Iconem, the aim was to record the entire island using several recording methods such as aerial and ground-based photogrammetry and LiDAR recording.

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A recreation of Raphael’s Lo Spasimo returns to Palermo

On 9th July, Factum Foundation’s recreation of Raphael’s Christ Falls on the Route to Cavalry, nicknamed Lo Spasimo di Sicilia, was installed in the monastery of Santa Maria dello Spasimo in Palermo, where the painting hung until the middle of the 16th century.

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Resuming work in the Valley of Kings

The Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative's team and Factum Foundation are glad to annouce that work has restarted in the Valley of the Kings, after the shutdown imposed by the COVID-19 crisis.

In the tomb of Seti I, the Burial Chamber and Corridor G will be the main points of focus for the next days. This was made possible with the support of the Ministry of Antiquities. Find out more

Fragments of Velázquez' life

Working in collaboration with Seville's Archivo Histórico Provincial, Parroquia de San Pedro and Parroquia de San Juan Bautista, a team from Factum Foundation digitised in July 2020, in high resolution, a selection of documents related to Diego Velázquez' life. Exact reproductions of these documents will become part of the permanent exhibition itinerary in Casa Natal de Velázquez, due to open in 2021.

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Caravaggio's Burial of Saint Lucy was recorded in Syracuse, Italy

Factum Foundation is honoured to have carried out the recording of Caravaggio’s Burial of St. Lucy in the Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia, Syracuse, between 24th and 30th June. The equipment was then shipped to Seville for a major project related to the Spanish Golden Age.

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Recording Van Dyck at Wilton House

Before the shutdown of museums in the UK, a team from Factum Foundation was in the process of recording Anthony van Dyck's Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, with his Family held at Wilton House, near Salisbury. The colour recording of the painting was completed in March employing panoramic composite photography, and the recording of the surface relief using the Lucida 3D Scanner was carried out from July 6th to 23rd.

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Factum Foundation on National Geographic

Since 2001, Factum has been working to develop the technologies needed to scan the tomb of Seti I. Facsimiles of the Hall of Beauties and Pillared Hall J, as well as a facsimile of Seti’s sarcophagus, have been created in 2017 and the effort to record in high resolution the missing fragments is ongoing.
The work of Factum Foundation on the tomb of Seti I has been mentioned in National Geographic.

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Greenlight on renovation works for Casa Natal de Velázquez

On June 10th, the urban planning committee at Seville’s city council authorised the beginning of construction works that will create the Casa Natal de Velázquez, an interpretation centre inside the painter's birthplace in Seville. The project is in collaboration with CEEH and supported by the Sevilla City Hall.

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AL-QATT AL-ASIRI PATTERN BOOK, An introduction to traditional painting from Asir

Al-Qatt al-Asiri Pattern Book is a folio format publication produced in collaboration with Art Jameel, that has been designed as a teaching aid for the the women of Asir. The aim is to revive an art form that has been designated as 'intangible cultural heritage’ by UNESCO.

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Preliminary research and diagnostics begin on The Assumption of Mary and Saints

The winner of Bando Lucida 2020, The Assumption of Mary and Saints attributed to the workshops of Sandro Botticelli, in the Monumental Complex of Pilotta in Parma has been recorded with the Lucida 3D Scanner in Factum Foundation's Milan headquarters.

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The Materiality of the Aura: an exhibition by Factum Foundation in Bologna

On the second floor of Palazzo Fava, as part of the exhibition The Revealed Masterpiece (May 18th 2020 - January 10th 2021), in collaboration with Genus Bononiae, visitors will be able to explore the role of digital technology and reflect upon an object’s materiality and its “aura”.
The exhibition is open on appointment only, after purchasing the ticket online. Find out more

New publication: The aura in the age of digital materiality

This publication focuses on Factum Foundation's work to promote the use of high-resolution recording, digital restoration and creative re-materialisation while bringing into focus the changing attitudes towards owning, sharing, preserving and displaying cultural artefacts. It accompanies the exhibition 'La Riscoperta di un Capolavoro' (12 March - 28 June 2020, currently postponed) at Palazzo Fava, Bologna. Order now