Portraits were considered extremely important in early history because they were
a. a sign of wealth and recognition.
b. the only method for recording images of people.
c. the only accepted form of art, and therefore the only method for artists to earn an income.
d. popularized by rembrandt, who was and is considered the greatest philosopher of the renaissance.

B is the answer because besides paintings, families had no other way to record their loved ones.

Religion changed from primitive times through the renaissance period until today such that certain church conventions and rules were set about how the holy family could be portrayed. for instance: mary must always be in a blue mantle, jesus could only be in a white robe after the resurrection, jesus could no longer be seen pointing with his walking stick when performing a miracle, and so on.hope this