Yes, because the scan is intended to study and document the painter's technique as well as the state of conservation of the paining. Looking into the abraded painting near cracks, for example, we can see a layer structure that is like taking a virtual cross-section of the painting. (I worked on this project and also made the image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch at http://hyper-resolution.org/Nightwatch).

The painting has also aged & cracked significantly. Does it make sense to look at the painting since it does not look like what the painter originally made?

These are parts of the art artifact we have, and there are just lovely amazing details. They capture technique and process wonderfully. I could not be more thrilled to look around these craters & cracks & little particles of paint.

I wouldn't sell Vermeer's eyesight so short. The human eye has about 500 Mpixels. In a healthy individual, the central yellow spot of maybe 100 Mpixels can be zoomed in with perfect focus on a spot no larger than a few square cm. Sequentially looking at the painting in small patches from very close, you have a similar order of magnitude for the resolution.

This certainly has little if anything to to with enjoying a piece of art, more of an exercise in microscopy. Imagine looking at the magnified pores in the skin of a lovely face...