Any digital scan will never be a 100% accurate re-creation of an original artwork. Even the best digital display technology can only display a fraction of the

Any digital scan will never be a 100% accurate re-creation of an original artwork. Even the best digital display technology can only display a fraction of the human perception, something that pigments are not limited to. Pigments are also physical materials, which can reflect light in drastically different ways, which can only be appreciated in person. Finally, paintings are actually 3 dimensional, with the different brush strokes creating a detailed texture on the canvas (look at a Van Gogh for an extreme example), which won't be accurately depicted in a scan.