At 41 van Leeuwenhoek showed his image as a guinea pig in an experiment . Vermeer spent time peering into the box - like shape of a camera lens . Could he and van Leeuwenhoek have inspired each other ’ s work ?
At 41 van Leeuwenhoek used his body as a guinea pig in an experiment . Vermeer spent hours peering into the box-like interior of a camera obscura . Could Vermeer and van Leeuwenhoek have inspired each other ’ s work ?