Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men
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Why are the babies in medieval art so ugly? Phil Edwards from Vox investigates.
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THE BABYS
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origins of geometrical pattern
James Scott COMPLETED LESSON
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What caused artists in medieval times to paint babies with the face of ugly old men?
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