yes , but there was at one point where a young progressive painter , started to paint "depth" & perspective ...
...things had been pretty two-dimensional before then.
It was considered a great leap forward and
everyone started to copy...artists then had
three deminsions to play with.
The ancient greeks "saw" that the world was round , and
even measured it . But there was a kind of clamp of fear
that was put on the minds of people prior to the rennaissance
by the clergy of imagining such things.
there were things you were not allowed to
percieve or paint, even if you
had the oils.
There be dragons and monsters , and you didn't venture beyond.
(Why was Mona Lisa smiling , cause maybe she sensed the secret
of Michaelangelo's homosexuality ? Shhhhhhh!)
Interesting thing about relgious art , is that Jesus
was first painted more often for centuries as a shepard ,
it was later he is painted on the cross and the
emphasis shifted to the sacrifice
and crucifiction....and the
saving grace.
With changes in theology and outlook , was reflected
in composition of art...glorification of the Savior
was prevalent for so long , where Islam
came along & strictly forbade the same.
( but had amazing stained glass and tiles)
Men and their theologies always leading to their
rivalries , who has the more real view...
yet always the same heart,
in the end , in art.
I want to know more about all those little
angels floating around up there !
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