Chauvet Cave : Humanity's First Great Masterpiece
by
Carole Fritz
Book Details
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
2386110230
ISBN-13
9782386110238
Publisher
Citadelles & Mazenod
Imprint
Citadelles & Mazenod
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 2nd, 2024
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
1,460 grams
Dimensions
27.90 x 26.00 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
History of art / art & design stylesExhibition catalogues & specific collections
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Featured on UNESCO's World Heritage List, the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave is a masterpiece of prehistoric art. This book is a unique visual tour of the oldest adorned cave on the Eurasian continent, showcasing the earliest images created by humanity 38,000 years ago.
Featured on UNESCO''s World Heritage List, the Chauvet-Pont-d''Arc Cave is a masterpiece of prehistoric art. This book is a unique visual tour of the oldest adorned cave on the Eurasian continent, showcasing the earliest images created by humanity 38,000 years ago.
Discovered in December 1994 and inscribed on UNESCO''s World Heritage List in 2014, the Chauvet-Pont-d''Arc Cave is a masterpiece of prehistoric art. Far more than just a decorated cave, it boasts an exceptional state of preservation, breathtaking underground landscapes, and drawings (depicting lions, cave bears, mammoths, horses, bison, and more) in red, black, and engraved forms of unparalleled magnificence, making it a treasure of humanity. This discovery has revolutionized perspectives on Paleolithic art research. The cave gradually reveals its secrets, with animal and human traces and footprints, and datings that push back the origins of these complex graphic representations and the rituals that accompanied them far into our past.
This book offers a visual tour of the oldest adorned cave on the Eurasian continent, showcasing the earliest images created by humanity 38,000 years ago, by the species that now populates the planet: Homo sapiens.
Discovered in December 1994 and inscribed on UNESCO''s World Heritage List in 2014, the Chauvet-Pont-d''Arc Cave is a masterpiece of prehistoric art. Far more than just a decorated cave, it boasts an exceptional state of preservation, breathtaking underground landscapes, and drawings (depicting lions, cave bears, mammoths, horses, bison, and more) in red, black, and engraved forms of unparalleled magnificence, making it a treasure of humanity. This discovery has revolutionized perspectives on Paleolithic art research. The cave gradually reveals its secrets, with animal and human traces and footprints, and datings that push back the origins of these complex graphic representations and the rituals that accompanied them far into our past.
This book offers a visual tour of the oldest adorned cave on the Eurasian continent, showcasing the earliest images created by humanity 38,000 years ago, by the species that now populates the planet: Homo sapiens.
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