The Cave Paintings of Trois FreresThe Gallery London

Helpless romantics dream of traveling to France for a number of reasons. The country is quite well-known for its

romantic places and atmosphere. But did you know that there's more to see in France aside from the lovely romantic

places? Yes, that's true and one is the cave paintings of Trois Freres.

Not all individuals appreciate paintings. Oftentimes, it depends on the person's taste

and interests. If you're interested in cave paintings, you can also find some of them in France. Trois Freres shows fascinating images about the people of prehistoric times. Visiting the cave is like exploring the world many years ago. You can learn a lot from the paintings, but

only if you appreciate them.

Though people lived primitively thousands of years ago, they seem to know quite a lot. They knew about the different patterns and seasons of life. The seasonal variations and their food supplies are the determining factors between living or dying. The cave paintings in France

show this great knowledge about the ancestors of the French people.

Translated in English, Trois Freres means Three Brothers. The paintings on the cave show

indistinct images of animals and certain figures which experts believe to be a shaman. Trois

Freres attracted international attention because of the depictions in the cave. The paintings are found in the far corners of the cave and so you

have to go deeper to be able to get a good glimpse of such a work of art.

The paintings have a graphical nature and was skilfully drawn. You can easily make out the figures to be beasts and cattle surrounding a high figure that reaches the cave roof. This

central figure is about 70 cm or 2 1/2 ft. tall and appears to be half human and half animal. The figure has deer antlers and

wears a mask with an eye of an owl. Below the mask is a beard and the hands are hidden within bear paws or lion paws. The back of the figure can be compared to that of a certain animal and somehow it appears that the figure is

wearing an animal skin of some sort. The figure has an erect penis covered by a fox tail.

Experts called the figure 'Animal Master' and if you want to see the picture of the

cave painting, you can go to France or you can search the net and simply type the words 'Trois Freres'. Find a link that will

show you the painting itself. You can use any of the popular search engines in order

to get a glimpse of the cave painting.

If you try to conduct a research on the net, you can read many speculations and

comments about the cave painting. The painting is like the sketchpad of the

prehistoric people. Animals or beasts were drawn on top of one another. Experts

believed that the paintings are more than 14,000 years old or even longer.

Today, painters and other artists treat art as a process. It is the expression,

recording, and reflection of the divine or inner nature of the artist. But did the primitive artists view art in the same way? Perhaps there's more to their

drawings that what modern experts and artists can understand.

You can find other cave paintings in Asia and in Europe. To better

understand the paintings, just allow your imagination to take over.

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