The cave painters: probing the mysteries of the world's first artists

Looks at the cave paintings of Spain and France, examining the origins of these artworks and their creators, Cro-Magnon people who settled there centuries ago, and discusses the theories concerning the meaning of the paintings

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1. Verfasser: Curtis, Gregory (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Random House 2006
Ausgabe:1. Anchor Books ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Looks at the cave paintings of Spain and France, examining the origins of these artworks and their creators, Cro-Magnon people who settled there centuries ago, and discusses the theories concerning the meaning of the paintings
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-268) and index
The naked cave man -- The seductive axe; the well-clothed arrivals -- A skeptic admits his error; the passion of Miss Mary E. Boyle -- Noble Robot, an inquiring dog; the Abbe's sermons on the mount -- The great black cow; how to paint a horse -- A stormy drama among bison; the golden section -- A lively but unreliable creation; quaint, symbolic arrows -- The trident-shaped cave; pairing, not coupling -- Three brothers in a boat; the sorcerer -- A passage underwater; the skull on a rock -- Strange, stylized women; the world below the world
Beschreibung:278 S. Ill., Kt. 22 cm
ISBN:9781400078875

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