Where modern technology meets ancient art
Sunday, February 3, 2019 - 10:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In a Madrid workshop, the staff of Factum Arte uses scans of archaeological masterpieces to create exacting facsimiles that have both the look and feel of the originals. Seth Doane talks with Adam Lowe, who sees the Factum Foundation's work as crucial to the preservation of timeless treasures, from the ancient tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Seti I, to a Renaissance masterpiece in the Louvre.