Always wondered this and thought I'd ask, how come in nearly all older paintings dating back pre 1700's people just look... so weird. Was everyone terrible at painting or did people look a lot different. I know people say it's the style of paint but surely with mirrors around people would look at the paintings of themselves and think 'god thats ugly' just figured I'd ask anyone's insight to this year long mind boggle
Could you specify what you mean by "weird"?