PetaPixel New Digital Art Restoration Method Can Save the World’s Dying Artworks


Four overlapping versions of a Renaissance Nativity painting are shown, with each layer revealing different restoration or imaging techniques, including color overlays and digitally enhanced sections.

Most of the world’s art is locked away and will never be seen. This isn’t due to any nefarious reason, simply the ravages of time -- historical paintings are degraded and can require months, years, or even a decade of sluggish, painstaking restoration. As a result, about 70% of paintings in institutional collections are not on public view.

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