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Different Artworks of the Paleolithic Era, including Venus of Willendorf and Chauvet/Lascaux
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This iconic Venus figurine highlights exaggerated female features linked to fertility and survival symbolism in the Upper paleolithic. Lots of people believed that women created these sculptures by looking down at their bodies. Its portable size can mean that it was used in rituals, expressing human symbolic traditions.
Artwork ID: Paleolithic Art, Unknown Artist, Venus of Willendorf, c. 24,000–22,000 BCE, limestone with red ochre, 11.1 cm, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. -
This artwork was created by the early humans, it showed advanced observation of the animal form and motion, this was most likely connected to spiritual or ritual practices involving hinting. These painting reflect visual narrative and how humans saw the world around them.
Artwork ID: Paleolithic Art, Unknown Artists, Lascaux/Chauvet Cave Paintings, c. 17,000–15,000 BCE, mineral pigments on limestone walls, Lascaux Chauvet Caves, France. -
A goddess-like figure representing a nude female sitting between Feline-headed armrests, this sculpture is often interpreted of a mother goddess in the act of giving birth. Some scholars have also thought that this represents the older women in the village who have more respect from everyone. Artwork ID: Neolithic Art, Unknown Artist, Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük, c. 6000 BCE, baked clay, 12 cm, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara. -
Artworks of the Neolithic Age These include sculptures of the Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük and the Stonehenge
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Although its not a painting or a sculpture this is one of the most interesting wonders of the world, the Stonehenge's placement aligns with the movements of the moon and the sun. This suggests that the monument acted as an ancient celestial calendar marking solstices. Artwork ID: Neolithic Art, Unknown Artists, Stonehenge, c. 3000–1500 BCE, sarsen bluestone, Salisbury Plain, UK.