A 3D scan of Michelangelo’s David, captured in Hexagon scanners. It serves as the foundation for the 3D-printed and hand-finished replica of the artwork sent to Expo 2020 Dubai. Image courtesy of Hexagon.

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Michelangelo’s David Gets a Digital Twin

3D Scanning a classic artwork

Hexagon's technology helped create a digital replica of Michelangelo's David

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In the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Michelangelo's Renaissance sculpture David made appearance. The David that went to Dubai wasn't the original marble artwork in Florence. Rather, it's a 3D-printed replica based on a digital scan. 

The scanning was done with the hardware from Hexagon: an AICON StereoScan neo structured light scanner and a Leica Absolute Tracker with handheld scanner, according to the company's press release.

We present here a series of photos (courtesy of Hexagon) revealing the complicated 10-day scanning process to capture David's anatomy in high resolution.

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