See the "making of" video here:

 

Inspired by Ghigo Roli and Carlo Vannini's Sistine Chapel Gigapixel project, also created using the Roundshot VR Drive, Jan wanted to create a high-resolution reproduction of a Czech artwork of a similar size. In a core team consisting of his own family - his daughter Jana, his son Jan Jr and his camera team, and with the help of the conservator and restorer of Slav Epic - Tomás Berger, he created a 1:1 reproduction of the artwork. Jan completed his Gigapixel production in just one month, while the artist's original creative process took 18 years.

Alfons Mucha's masterpieces have traveled around the world and are currently on display at the National Art Center in Tokyo until June 5, 2017, where they are admired by thousands of visitors. The Slavic Epic paintings will then return to the Czech Republic, where they will find a new home in a modern pavilion in Prague.

Here is Jan's comment during an interview:

"I have always taken panoramas with a Manfrotto manual head. Of course, its accuracy is limited - especially for very small movements. The images require extreme attention and the time available to us was limited. My wife Janice supported me in my decision to to buy the automatic head of my dreams - the Roundshot VR Drive, a top product from Switzerland. I have to say that I don't regret anything...".

Location: Burg Zbiroh - www.zbiroh.co

photographer: www.jwd.cz/cz/o-jwd/5

Congratulations to Jan and his team for this fantastic project!