Were the caricaturized styles and unrealistic proportions in old artworks intentional, or due to undeveloped art techniques?

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Searocksandtrees

Hi, it sounds like you have some pretty specific art works in mind. If you could link a few examples that could give the art historians something to dig their teeth into. Meanwhile, you might find something useful in here, although offhand I don't recall any discussion about oversized heads.