Recapitulation Theory

Recapitulation theory is the hypothesis that emerged during the 19th century based on the belief that the development of the embryo of an animal, from fertilization to gestation or hatching (ontogeny), goes through stages resembling or representing successive adult stages in the evolution of the animal's remote ancestors (phylogeny). It was also applied in education to refer to the [[child development]]. This notion fed the equivalence of the child as [[primitive]]. Drawing was one of the terrains in which the theory was used, and evidence was fabricated based on visual affinities through [[stages of development]].