Lascaux caves, Dordogne, France, wall painting, Hall of Bulls.
Title |
Lascaux caves, Dordogne, France, wall painting, Hall of Bulls. |
Date |
15,000-13,000 BCE? |
Cultural Context |
Western European European French |
Style/Period |
Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic Stone Age Prehistoric |
Subject |
Paintings Caves Walls Ceilings Rock art Murals Animals Bulls Cattle Horns (Animal) Archaeological sites |
Location Depicted |
Lascaux Cave (France) Dordogne (France) France |
Material |
Painted limestone Paint Limestone Stone (rock) Rock |
Technique |
Painting (image-making) Mural painting (activity) |
Work Type |
Paintings Cave paintings Cave art Caves Rock art Rock paintings Murals Mural paintings (visual works) Archaeological sites |
Source |
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.1-11, p.44) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Sisse Brimberg, National Geographic Society Image Collection, Washington, D.C. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 336-15.jpg |
Rating |
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