Mogao Caves

myths, folklore, religion, arts and culture. The oldest visual image of the human fascination, love and reverence for nature in India can be found in the 10,000 years old cave paintings at Bhimbetka in Central India depicting birds, animals and human beings living in harmony. The Indus Valley civilization provides evidence of human interest in wildlife, as seen in depicting images of rhino, elephant, bull, etc. The earliest concern for the wild life law could be traced to 3rd century B.C. when…

It can be stated that most of the greatest examples of Paleolithic art can be found in the cave systems located in France. In particular, the Chauvet and Lascaux Caves provide some of the oldest and most preserved cave paintings and engravings to date. The two caves have been discovered relatively recently, each happened upon by chance just over the past century. Both caves also have a diverse depiction of animals, as well as the techniques and materials used in order to portray them. After…

Describe the Work Hall of Bulls is a beautiful Upper-Paleolithic cave painting made in ca. 15,000 B.C. The painting is scaled larger than life size standing 25 feet tall and 62 feet wide; and, it resides inside of a cave on a coarse, rigid, and uneven rock wall. The cave is located in a small geographical area called Lascaux located in Dordogne France. Furthermore, there is no known artist for the Hall of Bulls, because of historical ignorance and the age of the painting; however,…

Ranging from cave paintings to Megalithic Structures. Starting with Aurochs, horses and rhinoceroses, wall painting in the Chauvet Cave, Vallon-Pont d'Arc France 30,000-28,000 or 15,000-13,000 BCE and La Lascaux 15,000-17,000 BCE, their similarities and differences. Then jumping straight into Megalithic structures, Megalithic tomb at Newgrange, Ireland 3,200 BCE and Megalithic monument Stonehenge, Europe 3,000-2,000 BCE their differences and similarities. Aurochs, horses and rhinoceroses, wall…

animals are shown but are not sure what they symbolize. The could just symbolize animals that during that era the painters might have seen throughout their days. The animals they depicted in their cave painting where animals that they might have come across. Like in “Replica of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave painting in southern…

Christian Hillaire set off to explore. Unknowingly, they discovered an unfound cave, which is one of the greatest findings known to mankind. They dug and crawled their way into the cave, which had been sealed tight for some 20,000 years. Although time was limited, they found and studied paintings estimated to be 36,000 years old. Werner Herzog’s was lucky enough to film alongside of researches while he created the documtuary Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Along his journey, Herzog interviews many…

underground cave in which prisoners are chained, since birth, and faced one direction, with no leeway to swivel their heads. All that they can see is the cave wall in front of them. Behind them there is a low wall where puppeteers come and do “shows” with various objects. The prisoners cannot see the actual object that is being shown, however, they can see the shadow of it because of the fire that is also behind them. They hear the echoes of the puppeteers voices behind them bouncing off the…

Cave of Forgotten Dreams What could an old piece of art tell us about the lives of early humans? Believe it or not, old pieces of art from the Paleolithic era has lead us to amazing discoveries and interpretations about the life style of the early humans. 30,000 years ago, keeping records of events had no importance to humans, their only goal in life was to survive. Even though there is no clear record of prehistoric human events, painters and sculptors of that time left behind some cave…

engravings of animals and abstract designs. These may have been created with the aid of torches and stone lamps filled with animal fat to produce light for the artists! (Maybe even bull fat!) The paint colors, or pigments, used to paint Lascaux and other caves were made from commonly found minerals. When ground they would create colors such as red, yellow, black, brown, and violet. No brushes have been found. This means that the broad black outlines were probably created using pieces of moss or…

1) This film can partially be viewed as a study of humankind. What new discoveries were the scientists who work at the caves making? How were they able to speculate about the possible lives that the original painters might have lived? The chauvet cave was founded by the three local cave hunters which is one of the most significant prehistory of art. The painting in the cave are the oldest painting in the world (32,000 years) as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. Through the…