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When 10 billion pixels isn’t enough.

How about 108 billion instead? Following up the previous 10 gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring painting is a new version that ups the resolution significantly, while also letting you explore the art in 3D. It’s so big there’s even a minimap to help you navigate.

A closeup of the painting Girl With a Pearl Earring.
That is a pearl earring.
Image: Hirox
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