AH 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bluestone, Stone Age, Sarsen
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Old stone age, during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings: neolithic period- 9000 bce, ice that covered much of northern europe during the. Paleolithic period melted, sea level rose separating england from continental europe and. Not a naturalistic presentation of a female. Don"t know if represented by goddess or person. Cluster of almost ball-like shapes, the result in part of the sculptor"s response to the natural shape of the stone selected for carving. Anatomical exaggeration has suggested to many that this and similar statuettes served as fertility images. The sculptor did not aim for naturalism in shape and proportion. The anatomical exaggeration in this tiny figurine from wilendorf are typical of. Paleolithic representations of women, whose child-bearing capabilities ensured the survival of the species. Painting in the well of the cave at lascaux, france ca. Bird man- bird head with male figure.
