Notes: Art History Images Chapter 1

Woman from Willendorf, crafted c. 30000 BCE, found 1908 Willendorf, Austria, carved from oolitic limestone and painted with red ochre.

Venus de Brassempouy, sculpted 30000 BCE from ivory, oldest known depiction of a woman's face

Hall of Bulls, painted c. 15000 BCE, discovered 1940, Lascaux, France

Altamira Cave Paintings, Spain, painted c. 34000 BCE., discovered 1868, accepted as prehistoric images in 1902, first cave paintings discovered

Stonehenge, 3100 BCE, Wiltshire, England, built by a civilization that had been in the area since around 8000 BCE the last known use of Stonehenge as a ceremonial temple was c. 1600 BCE.

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