We can go through most of our lives hold­ing out hope of one day see­ing in real­i­ty such works as van Gogh’s Sun­flow­ers, Mon­et’s Haystacks, a clay tablet con­tain­ing actu­al cuneiform writ­ing with our own eyes, or the ancient Egypt­ian Tem­ple of Den­dur. We can actu­al­ly come face to face — or rather, face to sur­face — with all … Con­tin­ue read­ing The Met Releas­es High-Def­i­n­i­tion 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sar­copha­gi, Van Gogh Paint­ings, Mar­ble Sculp­tures & More