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Question: Did people back in the 1700's REALLY look like this, or is this illustrated by hand!?
http://www!.tourettes-disorder!.com/mozart!.!.!.

That's with a pic of Mozart!.

If that's the case, the way humans look now, isn't that a dramatic change!? Is it part of evolution progression!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Since there were no photographs in the 1700s, you can assume that this illustration or painting was done "by hand!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

That is a painting!. And, no, I don't think it is a dramatic change to the way people look now!.!.!. everyone looks different, and you also have to take into account where Mozart lived, and think about what people there in modern times appear as!. However, there are certainly things that change over 300 years, for instance people have grown taller, and the idea of what makes someone 'good looking' has changed drastically, but for the most part, people are still people!. Humans do not need to evolve, as you asked before, because our technology keeps us the way we are!. If animals are cold, they grow fur!.!.!. if humans are cold, they turn on the heat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

portrait paintings, especiallee those made for the rich or royal, always had to be flattering, gud portrait painter knew the styles of the day, knew what propaganda the rich or royal person wanted to portray, and knew they had to flatter the heck out of them or they wud lose their job!. leaves u questioning where art stops an propaganda begins!. also the portrait is in a conventional pose for the time, as well as dress!. look how he wears a wig, yet the artist treats it liek real hair, weth a hairline!. i bet if he had a conventional haircut, an was in a convential pose, an a polo and kaki shorts he wud look liek any 20 somethign year old guy ? people dunt change in appearance much, just our fashion ideas an nutrition ideas (thats why tiny Italian immigrants have 6 foot tall grankids)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try to picture Mozart with a different hairstyle and clothing!. If you cover at least his hair in the painting, doesn't he look more "normal" and more twenty-first century!? If you look at pictures of high school kids in the 1940s and 1950s, they look almost middle-aged! But if they were dressed in today's fashions and had more modern hairdos, they'd look pretty similar to anyone you see today!.Www@QuestionHome@Com