Not every painting can be The Last Supper.
The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were glorious eras for art, but for every Mona Lisa there was something that looked a little, well, derpy. There are ugly babies, angry-looking madonnas, and a lot of weird and inappropriate marginalia in manuscripts.
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Bestiaries -- encyclopedias of beasts -- were common in the Middle Ages. There are some very accurate drawings of animals in these manuscripts. But you won't find any of them on this list. Check out these weird medieval drawings of animals that look nothing like they're supposed to look in real life.
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