Signorelli's Last Masterpiece Digitized in Gigapixel Detail

Luca Signorelli's 'Deposizione di Umbertide' (1516) has been digitized in gigapixel resolution by Haltadefinizione, commissioned by the Comune di Umbertide. The altarpiece, housed in the church-museum of Santa Croce, will be inaccessible for about a year due to seismic retrofitting. The digital version reveals hidden details: blood drops under the cross, a crypto-signature on the robes of a mysterious lady (identified by Valentina Ricci Vitiani as Saint Margaret), and a predella referencing Piero della Francesca's frescoes in Arezzo. Tom Henry calls it Signorelli's last masterpiece, noting his move to Umbria after the Sistine Chapel and Medici court. The work shows a 'bizzarra e capricciosa invenzione' praised by Vasari.