Write An Essay On Lascaux Cave Painting
Cave drawing was only for decoration
On September 8, 1940, discovered in Southern France by teenagers Marcel Ravidot and his friends playing with their dog was an amazing Paleolithic art, the Lascaux Cave. Using a lamp Marcel and his friends viewed a magnificent red,white, yellow, black, brown bulls, bison, deer and horses. Artists used brushes made from animal hair and plant fiber and with sponges made from fur. The paintings took back to the Magdalenian period, which was over 15,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon people drew the paintings on the caves.The people who lived during 2,500,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C. were nomadic hunter and gatherers (which means they travel from place to place for survival). Archaeologists believe three possibilities why the animals were painted on the cave walls. They believe it has something to do with hunting, others think the beauty of the animals inspired artists to paint and it has to do with part of their religion. …show more content…
Many different people painted on the cave walls at different time of periods. Some of the art on the cave walls were not even completed but people were respectful and generous to not destroy others art work; instead they drew over others work. There are so many other caves in Southern France but the Lascaux cave is really unique. The Lascaux Cave is unique because it has a large chamber feet long by 22 feet wide and by 19 feet high. The cave was really dark so it was not able to see, but archaeologists have found there were over 100 lamps which the artists used to see in the dark cave. There are about 6,000 representations at the Lascaux cave which are all pictures of animals drawing from all kinds of Cro-Magnon people. Not only did the cave drawings contain bulls, bisons, horse, and deers but also; on the further corner of the cave there were images of bears and
On September 8, 1940, discovered in Southern France by teenagers Marcel Ravidot and his friends playing with their dog was an amazing Paleolithic art, the Lascaux Cave. Using a lamp Marcel and his friends viewed a magnificent red,white, yellow, black, brown bulls, bison, deer and horses. Artists used brushes made from animal hair and plant fiber and with sponges made from fur. The paintings took back to the Magdalenian period, which was over 15,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon people drew the paintings on the caves.The people who lived during 2,500,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C. were nomadic hunter and gatherers (which means they travel from place to place for survival). Archaeologists believe three possibilities why the animals were painted on the cave walls. They believe it has something to do with hunting, others think the beauty of the animals inspired artists to paint and it has to do with part of their religion. …show more content…
Many different people painted on the cave walls at different time of periods. Some of the art on the cave walls were not even completed but people were respectful and generous to not destroy others art work; instead they drew over others work. There are so many other caves in Southern France but the Lascaux cave is really unique. The Lascaux Cave is unique because it has a large chamber feet long by 22 feet wide and by 19 feet high. The cave was really dark so it was not able to see, but archaeologists have found there were over 100 lamps which the artists used to see in the dark cave. There are about 6,000 representations at the Lascaux cave which are all pictures of animals drawing from all kinds of Cro-Magnon people. Not only did the cave drawings contain bulls, bisons, horse, and deers but also; on the further corner of the cave there were images of bears and