The illusion project from the perspectives painted until the immersive photography - Il progetto d'illusione dalle prospettive dipinte alla fotografia immersiva

The 360° panoramic images project the subject at the center of the digital reproduction of the scene, making immersive the photographic experience. Panoramic photography is, therefore, one of the most evocative ways for the remote exploration of a place. The possible applications are unlimited and certainly of great impact in the field of dissemination and cultural promotion. The intention to create an artificial reproduction of a real scene, in which immerse the viewer, acting on its perception of perspective, is present in the artistic world and in the pictorial productions long before the advent of photography. The first documented attempts to express, through images, the depth of the third dimension can be read in ancient Cretan and Egyptian depictions. In particular, the perspective representation of architecture, painted on entire walls to create an illusionary space, characterizes the Pompeian style. The presented work wants to summarize the evolution of the perspective representation from the painted panoramas until the immersive photography and the revolution of the communication in the digital age. The “villa del Cardinale” (Torre del Greco), eighteenth-century villa along the “Miglio d’oro”, has been chosen as a case study for an application of photography immersive accessible with a virtual tour to explore the painted architecture of its salon.