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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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ZULEMA GONZALEZ
THE BABYS
I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY BE BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS AND THAT THEY HAVE GONE PERFECTLY HOWEVER IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND NOW ARE MORE REAL
06/12/2017 • 
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Magdalena Ospálková
Homunculus = little man
Did you find out how homunculus term relating to ugly babies faces in medieval paintings?
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James Scott
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Rabab Alawadhi
Babies looks ( homunculus or ugly )
We want the babies cute mother only love her baby not anyone,however the baby looks cute or ugly.....
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ANALE ATIMALALA
How do you think you would look if painted as a homunculus baby ?
I would look ugly because I think I would look ugly as a man baby.
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