Why were paintings so shitty in ancient times compared to sculptures

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u wot m8

Roman frescoes didn't look like trash unlike medieval art.

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>>2554561

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>>2554567

its easier to work in 3d since no one really understood 2d perspective

>>2554567
...wut is she doing to that deer

>>2554581
exactly what you think

>>2554567
Fucking Bambi

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Greek painting must have been fucking exceptional if this Roman MOSAIC copy is already this good.

>>2554625
I didn't know pixel art hipsters had been around this long.

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>>2554567

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It's easier to create art in a 3D space since we exist in a 3D space. It's harder to convey depth and perspective when you're working on a flat surface

>>2554561
>Roman frescoes didn't look like trash unlike medieval art.
Can we stop the "medieval art is bad" meme? It's getting a little boring.

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>>2554630
>all your patrician friends have upgraded their villas with the latest high dpi mosaic technology
>those plebs will never understand the charm of a guy made from like 20 stones