The Lascaux cave was found in 1920 on September 20th during the Nazi Occupation. The Lascaux cave was found by 4 teenage boys, Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas while chasing after their dog, Robot. Archeologists estimated that the cave is about 20,000 years old. The Lascaux Cave is located in Montignac, France which also houses the Montiagnic Cave. The cave was accessible for everyone to enter after World War II. About 1200 people would enter everyday to see these historical paintings.
The cave showed everyday people and famous artists that the art they created and used was already learned during that time period. For example, Pablo Picasso visited the cave in the 1950’s and said “we have invented nothing”. …show more content…
Fungi, molds and bacteria entered the cave and attacked the paintings, which threatened to destroy the paintings and engravings. By 1955, the cave showed signs of deterioration due to the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled by visitors, and the moisture and environmental changes that occurred when the cave was open. Due to this deterioration, the cave was closed in 1963. Also, formaldehyde foot wash fumes was used for people coming into it to prevent bacteria from entering, but this also killed the good bacteria which could have prevented the growth of green mold. Archeologists think that white mold formed after the installation of air conditioning units in the cave came in. In order to get rid of these molds, they used antibacterial and antifungal treatments in the cave and eventually did get rid of everything. After the treatments, the archeologists took photos of all the paintings in the caves with lights, however, this caused the formation of black spots on the paintings. To this day, it is unknown how to get rid of the black spots without damaging the …show more content…
The replica was located 200 meters away from, the original cave. The replica was called Lascaux Cave II, Lascaux Cave II, was opened to the public in 1983.
The artists of the Lascaux cave were people called Magdalenians, Magdalenians lived where Europe is now 17,000 years ago, during the last ice age. Art created by the Magdalenians are called “ice age art”. Magdalenians painted and engraved mostly animals, the animals included, horses, bulls, deer, bisons, bears, lions, wolves and other animals. Scientists thought the horses were drawn as a way of showing the animals that were used for traveling and hunting as well as for eating. Those who studied Magdalenian art also think that the paintings and engravings of the bulls are actually an animal called “auroch”. The auroch is a wild ox that inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is known that the auroch animal became extinct in 1627. The art material that the Magdalenians used were powdered colors, brushes and stumping clothes and spit pigment out of their
The cave showed everyday people and famous artists that the art they created and used was already learned during that time period. For example, Pablo Picasso visited the cave in the 1950’s and said “we have invented nothing”. …show more content…
Fungi, molds and bacteria entered the cave and attacked the paintings, which threatened to destroy the paintings and engravings. By 1955, the cave showed signs of deterioration due to the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled by visitors, and the moisture and environmental changes that occurred when the cave was open. Due to this deterioration, the cave was closed in 1963. Also, formaldehyde foot wash fumes was used for people coming into it to prevent bacteria from entering, but this also killed the good bacteria which could have prevented the growth of green mold. Archeologists think that white mold formed after the installation of air conditioning units in the cave came in. In order to get rid of these molds, they used antibacterial and antifungal treatments in the cave and eventually did get rid of everything. After the treatments, the archeologists took photos of all the paintings in the caves with lights, however, this caused the formation of black spots on the paintings. To this day, it is unknown how to get rid of the black spots without damaging the …show more content…
The replica was located 200 meters away from, the original cave. The replica was called Lascaux Cave II, Lascaux Cave II, was opened to the public in 1983.
The artists of the Lascaux cave were people called Magdalenians, Magdalenians lived where Europe is now 17,000 years ago, during the last ice age. Art created by the Magdalenians are called “ice age art”. Magdalenians painted and engraved mostly animals, the animals included, horses, bulls, deer, bisons, bears, lions, wolves and other animals. Scientists thought the horses were drawn as a way of showing the animals that were used for traveling and hunting as well as for eating. Those who studied Magdalenian art also think that the paintings and engravings of the bulls are actually an animal called “auroch”. The auroch is a wild ox that inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is known that the auroch animal became extinct in 1627. The art material that the Magdalenians used were powdered colors, brushes and stumping clothes and spit pigment out of their