What are the implications?

Nothing bro,just correcting your grammar in regards to how Greece is spelled.

T'was another time bro.

Moronco, Poortugal, Asspain, Shitaly, Grease, Monkeydonia... aren't these correct?

No but I get what your saying.

Tomayto, tomahto

The obsession with realiam came later, much of this very early was sort of expressionist, the tools avaliable also made a huge difference. if you try making art with chisels, powdered paints, inks and wood or very thick haired brushes, it is harder- not to mention the creation of the camera oscura

Perhaps Egyptian murals and their writing system originates from the same root. Hieroglyphs are depictions of things, from a characteristic side. Just like their wall paintings. And they were also often painted to walls.

Good point

And in OP example the hieroglyphs seem to complement the paintings giving context for what's there. And both tell a story like a comic as OP said.

Back in the day depictions delivered messages. Especially true for the Medieval when most of people were illiterate and during sermons the priest spoke in Latin or Greek which language most did not understand, so murals, statues, stained glasses all had "hidden" messages which the people could "read". Really like memes.

So I'd consider the Egyptian way of expression unified, containing both painted and written elements. The important was to convey a message, and not just representing the world around them in an artistic form.

You’re standing on the shoulders of giants, sweaty…

It's better then modern "art"

Nothing wrong with this.

It's much better then the majority of modern "art"

Modern art was also CIA psyop.

Yup and "Modern" Music also.

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Educational institutions were vastly improved in Renaissance Europe. At universities and art colleges, you basically entered into a room with nude people posing and sculpture references that you could try your hand at drawing. This form of artistic education had no parallel in history outside ancient Rome and Greece.

This really is subjective. Some would say it was spoiled.

Indeed

Touché

It's all subjective anyway

And modern telly too.

Ah just to add context. This aired on 2026 February 23. Five days before the start of Operation Epic Failure which resulted in Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.

21st century is so dope