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Couldn't the idea that ancient people were bad at art just come from their small populations, small quantity of discovered artifacts and not teaching each other
by averagewall 9y ago
Couldn't the idea that ancient people were bad at art just come from their small populations, small quantity of discovered artifacts and not teaching each other their skills? Surely a single person could figure out how to draw on his own and that might be as rare as it is today. I don't know anyone who could produce pictures of people's bodies of that quality. One such special person might have made this seal, but not been around to make other seals from a similar period.
- coldtea 9y ago>Couldn't the idea that ancient people were bad at art I don't thing there is such an idea -- not a widespread one, and not one held by archeologists at any rate. Even cavemen paintings (e.g. in france) show magnificent skill.
- empath75 9y agoThe idea of 'singular genius' is over done, and most great artists were well trained and built on the work of others.