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    The document discusses early art from prehistoric civilizations, including female fertility figures from the Paleolithic era that emphasized childbearing rather than representing individuals. It also describes cave paintings from the caves of Lascaux and Chauvet that primarily depicted animals in profile using natural pigments, suggesting they conveyed symbolic meaning rather than realistic representation and may have been used in hunting or coming-of-age rituals.

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    The document discusses early art from prehistoric civilizations, including female fertility figures from the Paleolithic era that emphasized childbearing rather than representing individuals. It also describes cave paintings from the caves of Lascaux and Chauvet that primarily depicted animals in profile using natural pigments, suggesting they conveyed symbolic meaning rather than realistic representation and may have been used in hunting or coming-of-age rituals.

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    The Art of the

    First Civilizations

    Prehistoric era
    • great numbers of female figure
    • importance of childbearing exaggerated forms accentuate
    their fertility
    • figures do not represent an individual, but the female form
    in its essence ( females as a whole)
    • Animals are more commonly rep. In the Paleolithic art
    • The essence and notable characteristics of the bull
    not in one specific place
    most animals depicted in profile view to convey info, Venus of Willendorf
    not optical representation Medium: limestone
    • made with naturally found pigments ( blood, charcoal, etc) Created: 28,000-25,000 BCE
    Dimensions: 4.5 in tall

    Hall of bulls
    Location: cave of Lascaux, France
    Created: 16,000-14,000 BCE

    Wall painting of animals


    Location: Chaucer cave in Pont d’arc, France
    Created: 28,000 BCE
    Notes: possibly for rituals before hunting or
    ceremonial spaces for “coming. Of age”

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