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PREHISTORIC ART. “Form vs. Function”. Pre-historic Europe. Lion-Human, c. 30,000-26,000. Lady of Willendorf c 24,000-22,000 BCE. Woman of Brassempouy 25,000 years old found in 1892 in France. Two bison, reliefs c. 15,000-10,000. CAVE ART. Chauvet Cave, France.
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PREHISTORIC ART “Form vs. Function”
Woman of Brassempouy25,000 years old found in 1892 in France
LASCAUX, France, “HALL OF BULLS”, c. 15,000-13,000
Neolithic Art Form vs. Function
Marching Warriors rock painting Castellon Spain c. 7000-4000 BC
Stonehenge, c. 2000-1500 B.C.E. Salisbury Plains, England ... Height of stones approximately 13'6"
Stonehenge • Salisbury Plain • Who built it? • How? • When?
Jericho7000 B.C. • Over 2000 people • 1st circular tower? • Beginning of 1st monumental architecture • Abandoned by original inhabitants new inhabitants = fertility cult
Neolithic ArtJericho • Features reconstructed in plaster • Sea shell eyes • Painted hair • Heads sep. from bodies “spirit traps”
Deer hunt, detail of a wall painting from Level III, CatalHoyuk, Turkey, c. 5750 BCE