Saint Nicholas of Myra. Cataloguing, Identification, and Recognition through AI

The research elaborates a strategy to guide users and scholars in the Byzantine iconographic world, highlighting the elements that contribute to recognizing the sacred figures represented. It develops two visual approaches: on the one hand, the recognition of faces through a database; on the other hand, the use of artificial intelligence for face recognition. The results of the research can be applied to the development of content for new media, edutainment; for the digital restoration of the frescoes; for the communication and enhancement of the asset itself