Exploring and Measuring Presence of 3D Effect in a Classical Painting

Our 3D world is not only perceived by our binocular vision but also pictorial cues of a single image can trig a 3D perception which have been understood for centuries and are used in our classical paintings. The modern 3D display technology achieves a 3D perception by fusion of several images captured from different point of views in an interlaced image and using optical means. Observing a painting, as a single image, from different point of views only reveals different 3D information when the da Vinci stereopsis technique is used where the modern technology use optical means to achieve the same effect. In this paper we present novel methodologies to measure 3D effects of a classical painting, the youngest Madonna “Nativity” in Kulenovic collection in Karlskrona Sweden. In our methodologies a single image is observed from different point of views using high resolution camera where as a viewer a pair of such images is considered to measure the 3D perception. Using computer vision theories we proof the methodologies and analyze the results. We have measured and compared different types of single images with respect to their pictorial cues. The result shows that the methodologies are useful in more understanding of da Vinci stereopsis technique which can open new era for new sort of 3D display. Keywords—Da Vinci stereopsis; pictorial cues; 3D effect; classic painting