Venus of Willendorf
What was the Venus of Willendorf?
What is a statue?
What does Paliolithis Mean?
Old Stone
What was the image that was usually depicted in Cave Art?
Animals
What year were they discoved?
1940
What types of languages did we use in the project?
Abstract Symbols
Handprints
Figurative Paintings
4 inches - fit into the palm of your hand.
What does the prehistoric era refer to?
Time before written language.
Why was cave art created?
It was created for aesthitic purposes only. It was never functional.
Where are they located?
France
How large did some of the paintings get to be?
Largest we discussed was 16 feet.
What was the Venus of Willendorf used for?
It was a good luck charm.
What were the three main ways of communicating?
Speech, Gesture, and Graphic Symbols.
What was the type of writing they used in cave art?
Abstract Symbols
Are they open to the public?
no, but a museum was made for people to look at the artwork.
How were paint/ brushes created?
Animal hair, hollow bone, pigments from rocks, and moss.
Why was the Venus of Willendorf Considered a good luck charm.
It was supposed to help females with fertility.
65,000 Year Ago
What were the two types of handprints and how were they made?
Negative - Blowing pigment out of a bone
Positive - Painting their hand and stamping
How were they discoved?
Boys playing ball found the caves when their dog fell into a hole.
Artwork from the prehistoric period had an emphasis on what?
Artwork from this period has an emphasis on animals, hunting, and fertility
Where was the Venus of Willendorf Found?
Austria
What are the 5 types of artist language used in Prehistoric Art?
Figureative Paintings
Handprints
Abstract Symbols
Etching
Relief Sculpture
Which hand was mainly used? Why?
Left, most were right dominant so they had to hold their utensil in their right hand.
How many depictions of animals are in the cave?
600
What was the interesting fact about the abstract symbols?
They were seen all over the world. The same language was spread across the world.