Chauvet Caves
ANCIENT ART
August 3, 2013
Abstract
Art not only helps to define who we are as individuals, it reflects the culture in which it was created. Art defines not only a country’s culture, their politics, religion, ethics, and aesthetics, but the era at the time in which the art was formed. Ancient art dates from 2012 BCE to 2012 CE. CE was formally referred to as AD, or Anno Domini, the year of our Lord, but changed as we became a more global society, Art is an important tool in our history because unlike written word which can be misconstrued when a person views art, you see it exactly as the artist envisioned it.
ANCIENT ART
Chauvet Caves
Panel of Lions- Chauvet …show more content…
It is believed that the Chauvet Caves were used as a sanctuary where the Paleolithic people initiated their youth in ceremonies. This theory is based on both symbolic and metaphysical associations with the animals portrayed in these ancient cave paintings. The Chauvet Cave features a coveted scene of a pride of lions hunting together for bison; as this was a permanent place of inhabitation for man, this art represents a level of development for mankind. Chauvet Caves is divided into two parts. While the first part is mainly red images with some black imagery, the second part is mainly black images of animals. Along with the pride of lions is a painting of three horses facing one another. More than 60% of the animals identified at Chauvet-Pont-d’-Arc were considered dangerous mammoth animals. These animals represent the animals that primitive man hunted at the …show more content…
Egyptian art has changed little over the past 2,500-3,000 years. Art was dominated by tradition and storytelling was much valued over realism. Important people were much larger than less significant people and women, save for a few female pharaohs and queens. In most human figures, the face is shown in profile. “Nefertari is depicted wearing a vulture crown with a red sun, which symbolizes infinity. She has a large frontal eye and oddly misshapen thumbs. On her left side is a cartouche with her name, which contains a black oval that resembles a rope with a knot at the bottom. This rope symbolizes that inside the rope are powerful words. Part of her name contains a matching vulture hieroglyph to the one on her crown. Queen Nefertari is facing a cow, which symbolizes her special relationship with the Goddess Hathor”. (McDonald,
August 3, 2013
Abstract
Art not only helps to define who we are as individuals, it reflects the culture in which it was created. Art defines not only a country’s culture, their politics, religion, ethics, and aesthetics, but the era at the time in which the art was formed. Ancient art dates from 2012 BCE to 2012 CE. CE was formally referred to as AD, or Anno Domini, the year of our Lord, but changed as we became a more global society, Art is an important tool in our history because unlike written word which can be misconstrued when a person views art, you see it exactly as the artist envisioned it.
ANCIENT ART
Chauvet Caves
Panel of Lions- Chauvet …show more content…
It is believed that the Chauvet Caves were used as a sanctuary where the Paleolithic people initiated their youth in ceremonies. This theory is based on both symbolic and metaphysical associations with the animals portrayed in these ancient cave paintings. The Chauvet Cave features a coveted scene of a pride of lions hunting together for bison; as this was a permanent place of inhabitation for man, this art represents a level of development for mankind. Chauvet Caves is divided into two parts. While the first part is mainly red images with some black imagery, the second part is mainly black images of animals. Along with the pride of lions is a painting of three horses facing one another. More than 60% of the animals identified at Chauvet-Pont-d’-Arc were considered dangerous mammoth animals. These animals represent the animals that primitive man hunted at the …show more content…
Egyptian art has changed little over the past 2,500-3,000 years. Art was dominated by tradition and storytelling was much valued over realism. Important people were much larger than less significant people and women, save for a few female pharaohs and queens. In most human figures, the face is shown in profile. “Nefertari is depicted wearing a vulture crown with a red sun, which symbolizes infinity. She has a large frontal eye and oddly misshapen thumbs. On her left side is a cartouche with her name, which contains a black oval that resembles a rope with a knot at the bottom. This rope symbolizes that inside the rope are powerful words. Part of her name contains a matching vulture hieroglyph to the one on her crown. Queen Nefertari is facing a cow, which symbolizes her special relationship with the Goddess Hathor”. (McDonald,