In the Beginning Prehistoric Art Unit 1 Chapter

In the Beginning – Prehistoric Art Unit 1 Chapter 1: Art Before History

In the Beginning – Prehistoric Art Guiding Question: What aspects of prehistoric art have continued through the ages? Do Now: (4 Minutes) Why do you think that images of man were less prevalent in Paleolithic art than those of women?

Prehistoric Europe and the Near East

Paleolithic Art 30, 000 BCE – 8000 BCE From the Greek: Paleo – “old” Lithos – “stone” Humans create the first sculptures and paintings, long before the invention of writing The works range in scale from tiny figurines to lifesize painting and relief sculptures on cave walls

Venus of Willendorf ca. 28000 – 25000 BCE also known as nude woman Limestone 4 ½” High Founded in Austria Represents a woman - nude, named Venus for beauty and love Its significate was created for fertility reasons Sculpture in the round https: //www. khanacademy. org/humanities/prehistoric-art/paleolithic-art/v/nude -woman-venus-of-willendorf-c-28 -000 -25 -000 -b-c-e

Woman holding a bison horn ca. 25000 – 20000 BCE From Laussel, France Painted limestone 1’ 6” high Relief sculpture Was apart of a great stone block – measured about 140 cubic feet From a rock shelter which were common dwelling for early humans Depicts a nude woman

Woman holding a bison horn When the sculpture was chiseled out – a red ocher was applied Exaggeration of breast, abdomen, and hips Scholars debate the meaning of the horn

Lascaux Cave http: //lascaux. culture. fr/

Hall of the Bulls ca. 16000 – 14000 BCE Located in the Lascaux Cave The largest bull is 11’ 6” long

Materials and Techniques of Paleolithic cave paintings To illuminate their surfaces as they work, Paleolithic painters used stone lamps filled with marrow/fat with a wick For drawing Chucks of yellow and red ocher For painting Grounded the ochers in to powder and mixed with water Used large rocks as palettes Made brushes from reeds, bristles, or twigs may have used blowpipes made of reeds or hollow bones to spray pigments in out of reach areas

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine ca. 14000 – 7000 BCE Camelid hipbone Tequixquiac, Central Mexico

Jade Cong ca. 3000 – 2000 BCE China Jade

Jade Cong https: //www. khanacade my. org/testprep/ap-arthistory/glob al-prehistory ap/paleolithi c-mesolithicneolithic/v/ja de-cong

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

Homework Website: https: //www. khanacademy. org/testprep/ap-art-history/global-prehistory-ap/paleolithicmesolithic-neolithic/a/stonehenge Website: http: //www. bradshawfoundation. com/stonehenge/c onstruction. php Describe three phases of construction of Stonehenge