Prehistoric Art

Prehistoric Art: Which is the earliest exemple of human activity?

• Nassarius shell beads, Israel, more than 100,000 years old

• Stonehenge, 2500 BCE, England

• • Nazca Lines, 200 CE, Peru

• Terracotta Army, 210 BCE, China

Prehistoric Art: What is this called?

• Pseudodon shell (engravings by supposedly Homo erectus). 500,000 BP, Netherlands.

• • Ammonite Fossil Shell, 150 million BCE, France

• • Murex Tritonis Shell, 800 BCE, Greece

• 1. Nautilus Pompilius Shell, 1770 CE, Pacific Ocean

Prehistoric Art: Where is the oldest known figurative art painting (over 40,000) of an unknown animal?

• • Lascaux Cave, France

• • Chauvet Cave, France

• Cave of Lubang Jeriji Saleh on the Indonasian Island of Borneo

• 1. Altamira Cave, Spain

Prehistoric Art: Palaeolithic Art (35,000-16,000 BCE): What are its 2 main forms?

• • Pottery and sculpture

• Small sculptures and large paintings (cave)

• • Writing and architecture

• 1. Metalwork and textiles

Prehistoric Art: Palaeolithic Art (35,000-16,000 BCE): What is this figurine called?

• • The Mammoth King: made of stone, discovered in Lascaux, a French cave

• • The Bear Shaman: made of clay, discovered in Altamira, a Spanish cave

• 1. The Deer Spirit: made of bone, discovered in Chauvet, a French cave

• The Lion Man: made of ivory, discovered in Hohlenstein, a German Cave

Prehistoric Art: Palaeolithic Art: From what were the scullptures made of?

• • Bronze, gold, and glass

• Clay, Bone, Ivory, Stone

• • Concrete, plastic, and steel

• 1. Paper, wax, and fabric

Prehistoric Art: Palaeolithic Art: What is the common art that we can find in this time?

• • Greek statues such as 'Aphrodite' of Milos, Greece

• Venus figurines such as 'Venus'(=Woman) of Willendorf, Australia.

• • Medieval icons such as 'Virgin Mary' of Chartres, France

• 1. Renaissance paintings such as 'Mona Lisa' of Florence, Italy

Prehistoric Art: Mesolithic Art (16,000-8,000 BCE): Dominant art forms were:

• Cave paintings and portable art such as figurines, statuettes, and beads.

• • Oil paintings and marble sculptures

• • Hieroglyphs and pyramid carvings

• 1. Stained glass and mosaics

Prehistoric Art: Mesolithic Art (16,000-8,000 BCE): Which is a popular exemple of art in this time?

• • Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece

• • Tapestry of Bayeux, Normandy, France

• Lascaux Cave paintings, France

• 1. The Last Supper, Milan, Italy

Prehistoric Art: Neolithic Art (8,000-3,000 BCE)=The transformation of nomad human settlements into agrarian societies in need of permanent shelter.: It is signified by:

• • Metal casting and bronze tools

• • Hieroglyphic writing systems

• 1. Advanced glass blowing techniques

• Early pottery, Sculpture, Early rock art, Architecture, Constructions of megaliths.