Website lets world admire 'Ghent Altarpiece' in 100 billion pixels

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Ghent altarpiece: Masterpiece goes online – Thought to be one of the most famous panel paintings in the world, the Ghent Altarpiece, completed in 1432, can now be viewed on a specially-designed, open source website.
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Ghent altarpiece: Masterpiece goes online – Stolen several times from St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent where it is housed, the altarpiece features many intriguing details, including a 'Mystic Lamb' bleeding into a chalice.
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Ghent altarpiece: Masterpiece goes online – Consisting of 12 panels and depicting numerous complex theological scenes, the documentation project has rendered the work into 100 billion pixels using the highest resolution photography.
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