PREHISTORIC ART

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PREHISTORIC ART

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WORD REFERENCE:cave wall = parets de les covesaround = als voltants de...

Done on cave walls.Around 35.000 years ago.An important region in Spain is: the Franco-Cantabrian region: ALTAMIRA(Cantabria)

CAVE ART

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The prehistoric artists used the materials that they had around.Red, brown and yellow pigments were the colours that they used.Black pigment was extracted from the charcoal (carbó).

Pigments

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Naturalism.Use of the irregularities of the rock to show volume and depth.Interior of the caves.They represent animals alone.No human figures.

ALTAMIRA PAINTINGS

WORD REFERENCE:Depth = profunditatAlone = solsFigures = figuresF

ALTAMIRA PAINTINGS

ALTAMIRA CAVES

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ALTAMIRA CAVE

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In cave paintings, first men marked the outline of the figures with a rudimentary carving tool made from stone fragments. They remarked later the contours in black colour. Pulverized pigments obtained from plants and mixed with animal fat and marrow with organic substances.The application of colour was done directly on the figure, using fingers, rough brushes and spatulas.

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The moisture of the rock would provide the necessary adhesion.The lack of light in the caves and the constant humidity helped to its preservation for centuries. They are in a very good condition considering the time in which they were created.

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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON CLASSROOM1. Where are the caves located?2. Who discovered the caves?3.What colours did they use the most?4. What animals did they paint?5. What materials did they use to paint?