The unstageability that has so often deterred directors in the past was overcome by a masterly useoflightandshadow on a stage which was kept almost completely bare.
Caravaggio has begun here to master what became one of his celebrated hallmarks, the useof chiaroscuro (light andshadow) for both theatrical and formal effects.
Making useof seven shooters simultaneously, the system photographs the object while projecting various lightandshadow combinations in order to determine the ware's geometry.