/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6986969
>>6987001
HOLY CRAB
>Looks better
>They just couldnt paint animals

Yes, they could paint animals anatomically correct when this was made. But it was common to depict animals that had a connection with God more human-like, such as the front facing eyes and such. This is because it was seen as a sign of intellegence, and it was something more than just an animal. Same as painting children like small, older adults to show them as wiser.

And even if this was the best they could do, shouldnt the original still be preserved? You speak like you would want medival paintings painted over because they lacked perspective and were ""BEG""

Btw, the artist is Jan van Eyck, the old master, and these faggots are calling him /beg/