Why are the portraits of ancient people so ugly?

Biniu No. 1’s statement is inconsistent.

Since Chinese figure paintings only seek spiritual resemblance (Article 1), then the so-called evolution of the Han nationality species shown in the paintings is completely unreliable.

The ugly appearance of ancient Chinese portraits may be a psychological reaction influenced by Western realistic painting methods. Starting from the icons brought by missionaries, the Chinese people's acceptance of Western painting styles has gone through a process from curiosity to imitation. The rise of photography has made the ancient Chinese figure paintings that emphasize charm more highbrow. From the perspective of historical relics Look, documentary sketch portraits are closer to the historical original appearance than freehand line drawing figures.

In addition to the investigation of historical basis, the real issue is basically an aesthetic topic. People say that people are different. The ugly portraits of ancient figures in your eyes are in the eyes of ancient people, they are exhausting and distorted. . It’s not that there was a problem with the aesthetics of the ancients, but that today’s appreciators are in a different artistic tradition and acceptance environment than the ancients.