Re: No depth ... why?
maybe it was a humble effort on their part to look ungodly.... something not close to what God had created.. in the mughal art.. it has always been the case becuase islam prohibits iconography.. in their eyes may be it was better to have paintings that looked unrealistic..
Very well said ...
I thought of that too...
its maybe equivalent to chipping the nose of a human statue so it looks less human like