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Gardner’s Art Through the Ages,

Gardner’s Art Through the Ages,. Chapter 1 The Birth of Art: Africa, Europe, and the Near East in the Stone Age 35,000 - 1,500 BCE. Prehistoric Europe and the Near East. Goals. Understand the origins of art in terms of time period, human development and human activity.

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Gardner’s Art Through the Ages,

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  1. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, Chapter 1 The Birth of Art: Africa, Europe, and the Near East in the Stone Age 35,000 - 1,500 BCE

  2. Prehistoric Europe and the Near East

  3. Goals • Understand the origins of art in terms of time period, human development and human activity. • Explore origins of creativity, representation, and stylistic innovation in the Paleolithic period. • Describe the role of human and animal figures in Paleolithic art. • Examine the materials and techniques of the earliest art making in the Paleolithic period. • Illustrate differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic art as a result of social and environmental changes. • Understand and evaluate the types of art prevalent in the Neolithic period.

  4. Figure 1-3 Human with feline head, from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany, ca. 30,000–28,000 BCE. Mammoth ivory, 11 5/8” high. Ulmer Museum, Ulm.

  5. Figure 1-4 Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf), from Willendorf, Austria, ca. 28,000–25,000 BCE. Limestone, approx. 4 1/4” high. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna.

  6. Woman from Brassempouy c. 22,000 BCE

  7. Figure 1-9 Bison, detail of a painted ceiling in the Altamira cave, Santander, Spain, ca. 12,000–11,000 BCE. Each bison approx. 5’ long.

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

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

  10. Figure 1-10 Spotted horses and negative hand imprints, wall painting in the cave at Pech-Merle, Lot, France, ca. 22,000 BCE. Approx. 11’ 2” long.

  11. Discussion Question • Why do you think that images of man were less prevalent in Paleolithic art than those of women?

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