Paper published in a book (Scientific congresses and symposiums)
Étude du buste d'Akhénaton du musée du Louvre par restitution 3D polychrome
Laboury, Dimitri; Mulliez, Maud; Daniel, François
2019 • In Mulliez, Maud (Ed.) Restituer les couleurs. Le rôle de la restitution dans les recherches sur la polychromie en sculpture, architectyre et peinture murale - Reconstruction of Polychromy. Research on Pollychromy in Ancient Sculpture, Architecture and Wall-painting: the Role of Reconstructions
3D reconstruction; Polychromy; Ancient Egyptian art; Amarna; Akhenaten
Abstract :
[en] Purchased in 1905 by G. Bénédite from the Antiquity market in Egypt, the unprovenanced limestone bust of Akhenaten now kept in the Louvre Museum (under the inventory number E 11076) is a world-famous masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art, though its particular shape and function still remained problematic. This exceptional piece of sculpture was investigated anew in the context of an international research project entitled RetroColor 3D, funded by the Région Nouvelle Aquitaine at Archeovision – UMS 3657 SHS-3D of the CNRS (at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne), with the aim of establishing a methodology for accurate and faithful rendering of the polychromy of deteriorated objects in 3D models. Reporting on this transdisciplinary analysis, based on a continuous dialogue between 3D expertise and art history of the relevant cultural context, the article explains how this led to a better understanding of the bust’s original function in the creation of royal portraiture during the (so-called) Amarna period
Disciplines :
Art & art history Classical & oriental studies Computer science
Author, co-author :
Laboury, Dimitri ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie égyptienne
Mulliez, Maud
Daniel, François
Language :
French
Title :
Étude du buste d'Akhénaton du musée du Louvre par restitution 3D polychrome
Alternative titles :
[en] Investigation into the bust of Akhenaten in the Louvre Museum through 3D polychrome restitution
Publication date :
2019
Event name :
Virtual Retrospect 2017: Restituer les couleurs - Reconstruction of Polychromy
Event organizer :
Maud Mulliez
Event place :
Bordeaux, France
Event date :
du 29 novembre au 1er décembre 2017
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Restituer les couleurs. Le rôle de la restitution dans les recherches sur la polychromie en sculpture, architectyre et peinture murale - Reconstruction of Polychromy. Research on Pollychromy in Ancient Sculpture, Architecture and Wall-painting: the Role of Reconstructions
