Was Caravaggio the first photographer?


	Was Caravaggio the first photographer?
JohnWaterman
3-11-2009 2:33 PM
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3-11-2009 3:25 PM
ratcatcher2
3-13-2009 2:03 PM
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It seems that modern day artists have not come anything close to the work of artists from long ago. There is nothing comparable to this man, in today's world as far as painters go.
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