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Why were realistically painted portraits only prevalent in Europe? Why do we not have near-hyper realistic portraits done of royalty/nobility from other cultures? Or am I a victim of euro-centric art study?

by /u/MoviesTickleMyFancy in /r/AskHistorians

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