Project Design
The project design was relatively straight forward; to create a digital reconstruction of the interior of the chapel which would be the backdrop or canvas for the now predominantly destroyed wall paintings to be reapplied. This would allow the wall paintings to be viewed as one, in their original context for the first time since the removal of them started in 1563.
The project also had to take into account the theoretical considerations that surround the use of visual reconstructions which present an archaeological or historical site or scene which is no longer visible or accessible. Many problems can arise from portraying one opinion, or hypothesis, of a historical environment as absolute fact in visual reconstructions-because they look realistic they are believed regardless of accuracy. The reconstruction presented here is backed by sound academic research using primary and secondary sources to create the most accurate interpretation of the Chapel that the evidence allows. Where there is any question of accuracy, information can be found in the Historical Notes section of this web-site.
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