My sorry attempt at wit: Was Vermeer a painter or a photographer who traced? Is it not the product and/or result that counts; not how you got there? Vermeer t

My sorry attempt at wit: Was Vermeer a painter or a photographer who traced? Is it not the product and/or result that counts; not how you got there? Vermeer traced his subjects using optics; it was not painted freehand: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/11/vermeer-secret-tool-mirrors-lenses http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/11/vermeer-secret-too...