On Thursday, September 12, 1940… …
The floor formed a succession of
terraced basins, full of water.
The uncertain light of their lamp barely pierced
the darkness, and it wasn't till they reached
the first narrowing of the passage, at the
entrance to a keyhole shaped gallery ( The
Painted Gallery), that the four teenagers made
out the first paintings on the walls.
Their names were :
Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges
Agnel et Simon Coencas.
Hall of Bulls
The materials (or media) that the people used was blood and ochre.
The tools they used were reeds – one would blow saliva and other
solutions / earthly materials through the reed.
The subjects in this cave painting are bisons and bulls.
Diagram of Lascaux Caves
This is the cave that was discovered
by Marcel Rivedat and his friends.
As you go into the caves, you see the
Great Hall of Bulls first, then you
would follow to see other important
scenes that are explained more later.
Spotted Horses
These are pictures of horses that
were hunted.
These are large drawing that
were quite successful.
This is located in Spain.
The hand prints are the
hunters’ signatures and
they are also how hunters
marked their territory.
Three Cows and One Horse
Chinese Cow(Close Up)
Well
Scene
This is also called “Shaft of the Dead Man”.
The man isn’t as detailed as the animal which indicates that
the animal has more soul or spirit attached to it – the animal is
alive and the man is not.
Therefore, the hunt is more important than the hunter.
Marching Warriors
Created in 8000 –
3000 B.C.
This is realistic to the
actions that warriors
had to do,
which was to fight.
The artworks had a lot of
spirit and they made the
figures look like they were alive.
Venus of Willendorf
This was known to be a
Common fertility idol used
by woman of prehistoric
cultures.
The women would pass these
statues onto their daughters
and grand–daughters in the
hope that the women would
continue to have babies and
that the babies would
be healthy.
Bison With Turned Head
This is an example of
relief sculpture, or
“flattened sculpture in
the round” .
This was carved to
represent a great
bison, lying on his
side, licking the
wound in his flank
from the hunter’s
spear.