The monastic complex of the Chartreuse of Pavia, built from the end of the 14th century up to the mid-16th century, shows the artistic evolution in Lombardy (North Italy) from Gothic to Renaissance. It is composed by many buildings edified near the church and organized around cloisters of different size and structure in relation with the activities dictated by the Carthusian rule, devoted to total isolation and contemplation. The buildings around the small cloister representing the centre of the monastic life and the morphology and the structural scheme of the area has changed many times during the past centuries based on its destination. This area was object of the TIVAL project (Integrated technologies and cultural heritage of Lombardy, carried out by Regione Lombardia). The integration of 3D technologies (laser scanning and photogrammetry), a stratigraphy based in the architectural traces "readable" on the facades, and a deep historical analysis allowed to to outline the geometrical models of seven historical phases of the building, starting from the 1402 till now.  The large cloister is almost square in shape and measure about 125 to 100 meters. It is adjacent to the south side of the small cloister and houses, on the other three sides, twenty-four cells where the monks lived. The construction of housing is earlier than the Church and had to be completed in the first half of 1400, although at the time they were connected by a simple shed. Currently, the cloister has 123 arches supported by marble columns of alternating white and red color, the supply of which dates back to 1463. The upper frame in cotto was richly decorated by Rinaldo de Stauris from Cremona and was completed around 1480. Delivering models for different users: a) High resolution models for researchers; b) Low resolution for general public.

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Source	Politecnico di Milano – Computer Vision & Reverse Engineering Lab
Contacts	Gabriele GuidiScientific coordinatorPolitecnico di Milano - Dipartimento di Meccanica B221Via La MasaMilano20156Italia +390223997183gabriele.guidi@polimi.it
Copyright Credit Line	Agenzia del Demanio; Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici per le provincie di Milano, Bergamo, Como, Pavia, Sondrio, Lecco, Lodi e Varese
Europeana Rights	The Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
Period Name	From Gothic to present time
Provenace	The owners of the complex are: 1- Agenzia del Demanio; 2- Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici per le provincie di Milano, Bergamo, Como, Pavia, Sondrio, Lecco, Lodi e Varese
Heritage Asset Type	Large Cloister