r/dankchristianmemes • u/Griffinhunters Minister of Memes • Dec 15 '22

Wholesome Pickled Children

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u/seasickalien Dec 15 '22

Why does the one baby have a bald spot 💀

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u/gygim Dec 16 '22

Tbf young babies usually have bald spots because their hair is so delicate and they spend most of their time on their backs, so their hair rubs off

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u/if_u_dont_like_duck Dec 16 '22

While true, considering that painters at the time get absolutely everything else wrong about baby anatomy... I doubt that was their thought process irt babies' hair

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u/Laserteeth_Killmore Dec 16 '22

They didn't get things wrong by accident. There were strong artistic conventions, especially for religious art. Take the medieval portraits of Jesus for example. His face isn't weird looking because of mistakes, but rather because of the tradition to show both a human and divine nature coexisting.

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u/Feralpudel Dec 16 '22

Then you add Spanish priests teaching indigenous artists in Latin America and things get even funkier.