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[–] PhireFloofski@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I'm not an expert but I don't think they were bad at painting. It's just that the Church had a million rules about portraying biblical scenes. For example divine beings should not be portrayed as normal looking humans/animals. They had to be visibly different since they're supposed to be ascended beings. Hence why for example baby Jesus was often portrayed as a tiny adult man more than just a regular baby. Or why some animals had human faces