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Photogrammetry Capture Brings Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling To Life In VR

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In 1508, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, a sculptor by trade, was forced against his will by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the legendary Sistine Chapel, a location within the holy Vatican City where new Popes are selected. Il Divino is proof that photorealistic VR is not only possible, but already here.