Teaching a computer about shapes in paintings
 
Teaching a computer about shapes in paintings ■
 
Bruno Cornelis, Bruno Cornelis, Bruno Cornelis, Tijana Ruzic, Tijana Ruzic, Tijana Ruzic, Ljiljana Platisa, Ljiljana Platisa, Ljiljana Platisa, Ann Dooms, Ann Dooms, Ann Dooms, Alexandra Pizurica, Alexandra Pizurica, Alexandra Pizurica, Maximiliaan Martens, Maximiliaan Martens, Maximiliaan Martens, Marc De Mey, Marc De Mey, Marc De Mey, , ,
 
Abstract ■

Our objective is the detection of cracks in the depiction of a book in the Ghent Altarpiece. Their detection is particularly difficult because of similar color and size properties compared to the letters in the book. We introduce a multiscale morphological approach to detect cracks of different size.