Now, the masterpieces of Goya, Velazquez, Bosch and other great artists can be considered to the smallest details, not getting up from the sofa

In recent years a new kind of tourist - Internet travelers. Download Google Earth (Google Earth), they «walk» down the streets and squares of major cities in the world, considering the facades of buildings, looking for spots, which do not write no guidebook. And those whose friends or relatives living abroad, look 3D-image of their homes. However, with the help of Google Earth until you can not eat at a restaurant or go to a shop for souvenirs, as well as go to the museum and enjoy the creations of famous artists ... unless, of course, the museum is not in Madrid, and is not called the Prado.

Now the users of Google Earth is an opportunity to see masterpieces of fourteen major Spanish museum without leaving home. Among the paintings that «processed» programmers Google, - famous work «The garden of earthly pleasures» Hierominate Bosch (Hieronymus Bosch), «Menin» Diego Velazquez (Diego Velázquez), «The Third of May» Francisco de Goya (Francisco de Goya), « Three Graces »Peter Paul Rubens (Peter Paul Rubens), as well as works by El Greco (El Greco), Titian (Titian) and Rembrandt (Rembrandt). Cloth can be considered to the smallest details.

According to the museum with the help of the program at the pictures you can see details invisible to the human eye. Resolution of images on Google Earth - 14 thousand Mega pixels, 1,4 thousand times more than the usual photos, made 10-megapixel camera. These images were «designed» on your computer from more than 8 thousands of high-quality photographs of the paintings.

Prado director Miguel Sugasa (Miguel Zugaza) said that the images on Google Earth helped him to check the quality of restoration work. He added that the new online gallery, you can eventually be considered as such paintings as the «garden of earthly pleasures», with its abundance of detail, which amazes even those who saw the canvas in the museum many times. But, according to Sugasy, even the exact photographic image, both on Google Earth, will never replace the originals. «They show the body pictures, but you will not find its soul - said the director. - You will find it only when I look at the original».

At the moment Prado - the only museum, «covered» Google Earth. The search giant has no plans done similar work with the masterpieces of other museums.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: guardian.co. uk , artinvestment.ru