Caravaggio was early 'photographer'

Very interesting artikle about Caravaggio and photography on BBC

Caravaggio used an early form of photography to create his masterpieces - 200 years before the invention of the camera, a researcher has claimed.

Roberta Lapucci said the Italian artist - noted for his chiaroscuro (light and shadow) paintings - used "techniques that are the basis of photography".
It was already known he worked in a "darkroom" and illuminated his models through a hole in the ceiling.
But Ms Lapucci believes the image was also projected on a canvas and "fixed"....

Quelle:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7936946.stm