ARTH 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cosquer Cave, Homo Sapiens, Jean Clottes
14 Sep 2018
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15,000-10,000 bce; much more recent but not as realistic; at rotunda of the cave, right by the entrance: rhinoceros, wounded man, and bison, lascaux cave, ca. 15,000-13,000 bce; get a sense of weight with the animals, sense of movement. The man is just a stick figure, not realistic at all and no sense of weight/movement: venus of willendorf", limestone, ca. She was called venus" as (incorrectly) all nude women were referred to as a. It is not considered feminist as it only emphasizes sexual aspects of a woman, but she has no face or limbs; she is just seen for her fertility: stonehenge, ca 2,100 bce, salisbury plain, wiltshire, england. Still considered prehistoric" because england had not developed writing. May mark the passing of the seasons, as standing at the centre during summer solstice gives a view of the rising sun; similar to a calendar.
