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The Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II at Nimrud

An Interactive Publication -- Prototype
page updated April 9, 2015

RENDERINGS  ARCHIVE

On this page you will find older versions of Learning Sites® renderings from our 3D model of the Palace.  Versions are arranged with the newest at the top, for each category.  For the most current renderings, see the Progress Renderings home page.

 
 
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room
GREAT NORTHERN COURTYARD
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Great Northern Courtyard, version 9 W - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (added elements include: doors, 3D characters, and fully modeled lamassu).

Model Version 9 (2001).
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Great Northern Courtyard

P - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard  (re-rendered to simulate carved limestone). Reliefs' coloration here is based on photographs of similar reliefs published in Christie's Auction catalogue.  Original images are taken from drawings, some of which have dashed lines and areas to indicate missing portions; thus, the irregularity of some of the reliefs' outlines.

Model Version 7a (1998).
Entry D, reliefs D4-D9; detail view

O - Great Northern Courtyard reliefs D5-D9 (re-rendered to simulate carved limestone). Reliefs' coloration here is based on photographs of similar reliefs published in Christie's Auction catalogue.  Original images are taken from drawings, some of which have dashed lines and areas to indicate missing portions; thus, the irregularity of some of the reliefs' outlines.

Model Version 7 (1998).
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Great Northern Courtyard

N - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with complete set of reliefs added and rendered to simulate carved limestone; frieze band added across tops of reliefs). 

Model Version 6 (1998).
Reliefs D5, D6, D7

M - Great Northern Courtyard reliefs D5, D6, and D7 (rendered to simulate carved limestone; frieze band added across tops of reliefs). Coloration based on Samuel Paley's slides.  Images are taken from drawings, some of which have dashed lines and areas to indicate missing portions; thus, the irregular areas of gray on Relief D5.

Model Version 6 (1998).
NWPalace Great Northern Coutyard

L - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with drawings and photos applied; some modeling added; some reliefs rendered to simulate carved limestone). 

Version 5 (2/5/98).
NWPalace, Entry D detail view

K - Great Northern Courtyard, Entry D (with drawings and photos applied; some modeling added; some reliefs rendered to simulate carved limestone). 

Version 5 (2/5/98).
Render J; model version 5.

10GNC - Great Northern Courtyard, Entry D (with drawings and photos applied; some modeling added; some reliefs rendered to simulate carved limestone). 

Version 5 (2/5/98).
Render I; model version 4.

9GNC - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with drawings and photos applied around Entry D).

Model version 4 (Feb. 5, 1998).
Render H; model version 4.

8GNC - Great Northern Courtyard Entry D (with drawings and photos applied; drawings massaged to reflect limestone coloration). 

Model version 4  (Feb. 5, 1998).
Render G; model version 3.
 7GNC - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with drawings and photos applied around Entry D). 

Model version 3 (Nov. 18, 1997).
Render F; color test 02
 6GNC - Great Northern Courtyard Entry D (with drawings and photos applied; drawings massaged to reflect limestone coloration). 

Model version 3 (Nov. 18, 1997).
Render E; color test 01.
 5GNC - Color test.  Various shades of color to approximate the original limestone of the reliefs. 

Model version 3 (Nov. 20, 1997).
Render D, model version 2.
 4GNC - View south across the Great Northern Courtyard (with drawings and photos applied around Entry D). 

Model version 2 (Nov. 11, 1997).
Render C, model version 2.
 3GNC - Great Northern Courtyard, Entry D (with drawings and photos applied). 

Model version 2 (Nov. 11, 1997).
Render B, model version 2.
 2GNC - Great Northern Courtyard Entry D (with drawings and photos applied). 

Model version 2 (Nov. 11, 1997).
Render A - model version 2; Entry D-d
 1GNC - Great Northern Courtyard Entry D (with drawings and photos applied). 

Model version 2 (Nov. 11, 1997).
THRONE ROOM (ROOM B)
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room AC - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (added feature: newly modeled king).

Version 9a.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room AB - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais (added features: newly modeled king, here with blue fringe, new lighting).

Version 9a.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room AA - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais (added features: newly modeled king, here with gold fringe, new lighting).

There is also a brief animation showing the king ascending to the throne (you must have a recent version of MediaPlayer; the file size is 500Kb).

Version 9a.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room V- Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (added features include: fully modeled doors, lamassu, and characters).

Version 9.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room U - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view from the throne dais (note: the banding on the walls above the reliefs is due to file compression and is not present on the original rendering). 

Version 8b.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room S - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais (note: the banding on the walls above the reliefs is due to file compression and is not present on the original rendering). 

Version 8a.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room

S - Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the throne dais. The evidence for the decor is explained elsewhere. 

Version 8.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room R-Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); view toward the anteroom (C). The evidence for the decor is explained elsewhere.

Version 8.
Northwest Palace, Nimrud, Throne Room Q-Rendering from the virtual model of the Palace Throne Room (B); detail view toward the anteroom (C). The evidence for the decor is explained elsewhere.

Version 8.

 
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