The Birth of Art

A deeper look into Pre-Historic, Egyptian, and Greek beginnings...

In Order to understand the evolved…

Understanding our past, to try and grasp this era we call the present…

Ancient Art Eras – • Pre-Historic• Egyptian • Greek

THE EARLIEST FORM OF ART IS FOUND IN CAVES.

~TOOLS~LIGHTING~IMPORTANCE

THERE ARE OTHER CAVES HOWEVER SPREAD THROUGH OUT EUROPE, SOME FAMOUS CAVES ARE FOUND IN FRANCE AND SPAIN.

~LIMITED ACCESS

Pre-Historic Art: The Basics:

OK SO LET’S TALK

IMPORTANCE…

Pre-Historic Art30,000 bce – 8,000 bce

TWO Main Distinct ERAS-Era -

__________________________________________________________________________

• Paleolithic Era/ Mesolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

PaleolithicTake notes here:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Animal facing left, 23,000 BCE

Waterworn Pebble, 3,000,000 BCE

Women in Paleolithic Art

Hall Of Bulls, Lascaux, France,

15,000-13,000 BCE.

Bison, Altamira Cave Paintings, Spain, 12,000 – 11,000 BCE

Neolithic

Take notes here:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stone Hedge & Early Thoughts of Astrology

Stone Hedge, Salisbury plain, Wiltshire, England, ca. 2550-1600 BCE.