when did body hair begin in art?

some paintings of john the baptiser had hair on chest and armpits, i think (15th/16th)

― anthony easton (anthony), Monday, 6 March 2006 07:00 (eighteen years ago) link

i have nothing to add besides john ruskin. and i have been beaten to the punch.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 6 March 2006 09:20 (eighteen years ago) link

hotei goes disco
I describe that image as 'Saturday Night Fever Hotei' on the page I linked to!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 6 March 2006 10:39 (eighteen years ago) link