ART 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Woolly Mammoth, Chauvet Cave, Ochre
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Ca. (cid:885),(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:882),(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:882) bce waterworn pebble, (cid:883)(cid:883)/(cid:884)(cid:499) in diameter. Hand prints on the wall drawings might be a. Lascaux cave, france, ca. (cid:883)5,(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:882) bce (cid:498)hall of. Paintings started to flake off the walls due to chemicals that were brought in to the cave by people. Used the outcrop of the rock to symbolize that the animal was pregnant. First and oldest sculpture ever found 28,000 25,000 bce. Feet are broken off but still in decent condition. Arms and hands come over the breasts and can see the fingers. Red ochre was painted over the entire statue. Relief- is still attached to the material it is carved from. Was once called venus for a long time before it went back to (cid:498)women of willendorf(cid:499) Looks pregnant so it could be a representation of fertility. Labels are extremely hard to change health and strength. (exam) Stands a foot tall (cid:498)four horses(cid:499) chauvet cave, france.
