Carved historiated capitals such as the magi asleep and the flight into egypt (fig. 16-24) inside the cathedral of saint-lazare emphasize

Your answer would be human qualities of religious stories.

Photography has changed its subject matter quite a lot over the past few years. in the 1800's, it was considered normal for families to have  post mortem photos of their loved ones, and now that would be completely unacceptable. i think that photographers have always pushed boundaries and have been eager to capture everything, it is just society that changes their boundaries.