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As I understand it, being an artist was a trade. If there were no customers asking for pagan art, there would have been no pagan art.
by analog31 1y ago
As I understand it, being an artist was a trade. If there were no customers asking for pagan art, there would have been no pagan art.
- lazide 1y agoCustomers were not allowed to ask for pagan art, on penalty of death for large portions of the time we are talking about.
- ffsm8 1y agoOwning art that was too lifelike was also a death sentence. Anything that detracted from the grandour of the church was evidence of satanism. So, if you got a painting that looks better then what's on display in church, you were gonna get executed eventually.