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Paleo-Art of Animals and Women in Prehistoric Sculpture

Explore Paleolithic art forms before recorded history, featuring sculptures like the Venus of Willendorf and cave paintings depicting animals, showcasing descriptive imagery relevant to survival. Study the enigmatic purpose and significance of these ancient artworks. Discover the Neolithic architectural marvel of Stonehenge, a fascinating structure created with megaliths in innovative formations.

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Paleo-Art of Animals and Women in Prehistoric Sculpture

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  1. AP Art History Chapter 1 Art Before History

  2. Paleolithic Sculpture • Subject matter: animals and women (things to control or possess or things pertinent to survival) • Created descriptively convincing images (rather than optical images) • Purpose unknown, although conjectures exist – must have been important

  3. Found in Austria Some art historians felt that her exaggerated anatomy suggested that this served as a fertility image Like most Paleolithic figures there is no facial features Curly hair or a hat woven out of plant fibers? Venus of Wilendorf, ca. 28,000 -25,000 BCE. Limestone.

  4. Figure 1-7 Two bison, reliefs in cave at Le Tuc d’Audoubert, France, ca. 15,000–10,000 BCE. Clay, each 2’ long.

  5. Paleolithic Painting • Subject matter: animals • Created descriptively convincing images (rather than optical images) • Purpose unknown, although conjectures exist • Limited media led to limited color palette

  6. Figure 1-11 Hall of the Bulls (left wall) in the cave at Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000–13,000 BCE. Largest bull 11’ 6” long.

  7. Figure 1-13 Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison, painting in the well of the cave at Lascaux, France ca. 15,000 – 13,000 BCE. Bison 3’ 8” long.

  8. Neolithic Architecture • Created with megaliths(large stones) in post and lintelconstructions • Trilithon: group of three stones • Henge: circle of stones (also called cromlechs) • Menhir: single stone • Alignment: line of stones

  9. Figure 1-20 Aerial view of Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England, ca. 2550–1600 BCE. Circle is 97' in diameter; trilithons 24' high.

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