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I'm pretty sure the lack of realism in medieval art has to do with the commandment against worshiping false idols.
by whateveracct 7y ago
I'm pretty sure the lack of realism in medieval art has to do with the commandment against worshiping false idols.
- tabtab 7y agoIsn't abstract (flat) art kind of an idol itself? I'm not sure how they equated "false" with "3D". I suppose that was just their particular interpretation of the commandment, but I find it rather derived and not inherent. If you forked Earth and reran that commandment over different cultures, I doubt the flat interpretation would be the majority.