Lanterns of the dead, ” lanternes des morts ” as we say in french; are structures with a very old history.
Most of them were made in the XII century during the middle ages, meaning some were created a millenium ago ! And today, there is only few left, reason why I really wanted to scan it. We can found it almost only in France.
Part of the tradition, lanterns of the dead were a way to guide the deads to the light. The light in the darkness, according to the christian vision ot death. But for Viollet-le-Duc a famous french architect, it was also an expression of the celtic tradition.
There is lot of unknown about it but one thing is sure : it meant a strong symbol for people, during centuries.
about the photogrammetry :
809 pictures took with a tripod during a cloudy afternoon.
Pre processed.
Processed in reality capture.
Simplified in instant meshes.
Some cleaning and texture paint in blender.
Textures (albedo + normal map) are 16k resolution.