Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men

The babies were overcooked.

And why this baby looked like a Commercial Real Estate agent whose name's Dave?

I'm really confused. Because from the sources provided it actually seems like many of those icons predate the first mentions of the term homunculus. Can someone please clarify this for me?

It looks like Bobby from king of the hill

Lol it's my artstyle

In reality babies are adorable :0

Funny one !

My teacher showed us in modern world history class it was so funny!

Hmm.. seems they’ve stopped checking bags at these things

i think not only the baby...

Because the were painted in the middle ages

This was actually surprisingly well-written.

that's a face not even a mother could love

Just Oooogly for no reason

Yup looks disfigured or something 😑

Medieval babies... Titans from AOT

why you guys always forget to add "european" ?

I want vox to come back to vids like these

not too long, not too political and very fun!

The title bruh

This doesn't support my theory that involved aliens, but....OK....

Little man I.e babies are born true in theoretical way

Not even a mother can love tbh

Thank you for this information.

6000th comment hehe

Can’t wait to tell someone “get your medieval baby face out of here!”. I don’t really talk aggressively to anyone, but I really want to use that so badly!! 😂

As an art historian I wish I could send this video to everyone who has ever said to me that art before the renaissance was "bad."

Very interesting point ,thanks for sharing this .

me seeing the title “you mean there’s actually a r e a s o n?”

why is this the funniest Vox video of all time

Lol, basically because they had karens back then too.

“We need babies who need their cheeks pinched not their prostate checked.”

I’m rolling

LOL I almost died at "you want a baby that needs it cheeks pinched not his prostate checked"

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What was the answer?

The idea of painting Jesus as an old man is weird anyway considering he was 33 when he died.

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The narrative is so hilarious 🤣🤣

Wait, I watched this twice now but still didn't get it. All babies in medieval times were Jesus with a face of a 30 y/o man? Why?

The title is sending me 😭

I understood where the compliment "your son looks exactly like you" came from.

the title 😭

Me a memer:
Y tho

thank you for filling my phone with screenshots

Really? Because I was told in art school it was because babies are always moving so they were harder to draw

That one baby had a residing hairline! 🤣🤔