11 cm hoch (mit Postament cca.14cm)
Vienna khm
Time:
Upper Paleolithic Period, 40,000-10,000 B.C.E.
Paleolithic Key Points:
Main art forms were cave painting and small sculpture.
Primary themes in art were animals/hunting and fertility.
Art was either stationary (cave paintings) or portable (Venus figurines).
Hunter-gatherer lifestyle
Prehistory means we have no written records from this period.
Although the art represents a big jump in human development, we can only guess why they created art.
Paleolithic Artistic Conventions:
“Venus” Figurines:
Figurative, mostly representing females and sometimes animals
Small, usually can fit in one hand
Exaggerated breasts, belly, and hips could represent fertility
Minimized face, feet, and hands
Cave Paintings:
Paint made from natural materials (ochre, blood, minerals, charcoal, etc)
Mostly represented animals with few humans
Realistic style order for animals, stick figure humans
Evidence they were created over a long period of time
Important Artworks:
Venus of Willendorf
Product code: Venus of Willendorf and Venus of Laussel order