Question

Portraits were considered extremely important in early history because they were _____________

Answer 1

The answer is Artifacts

Studying the paintings, one can tell about the culture, literature, people and other details of an empire.

History has got a lot of information from such portraits of kings, queens, regular people, etc.

It serves as a source of information of the time when it was painted.

Answer 2

Portraits have their importance in the early history because they were the vivid testimonial and record of a certain persona and a certain period.

Before photographs portraits were the only way to express the power, beauty, heritage or appearance of an individual.

That is why the portraits record history itself.