Visualizing Leonardo and Michelangelo through digital humanities, reconstruction and interaction design

Abstract

The field of digital humanities incorporates several disciplines, united at the cross-over between computer science and the arts, as well as by the aims of digital preservation, study, and dissemination of works of literature, art, and architecture. In this context, through the presentation of case studies curated by the authors, this contribution intends to share the approach and the research process for three-dimensional modelling designed to enhance appreciation of cultural heritage. This process extends from the selection and analysis of historic documents through to exhibition and interaction design for displaying, incorporating a wide range of advanced digital techniques that permit the analysis, management, and sharing of complex images and information from different spheres of knowledge in an integrated way.