The document discusses pre-historic art from the pre-historic era, including cave paintings found in the Cave of Lascaux in France between 5,000-10,000 BC. Some key paintings found in the Cave of Lascaux include The Great Hall of the Bulls and paintings of other animals. The cave contained pre-historic paintings of animals and symbols that provided insight into early human life and culture. The cave was discovered in 1940 and closed to visitors in 1963 to preserve the ancient artwork.

1. LUCENA CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
MAPEH GRADE 9
K-12 QUARTER 1
WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITIONS

2. PRE-HISTORIC ERA
Includes all human existence before the
emergence of writing. Their work of art is of
interest not only to the art historians but also to
archeologists and anthropologists, for whom
the art is the only one clue-along with fossils,
pollens and other archeological discoveries that
lead to an understanding of early human life
and culture.

4. Neolithic tools

5. PAINTINGS FROM THE PRE-HISTORIC ERA
Paintings during the pre-historic era were found
inside caves which may have been the pre-historic
people’s way of communicating with each other. It may
also be for religious or ceremonial.
These symbols for these people paintings may be
considered more an artifact of archeological evidence
than a true picture of human’s first created art.
Pre-historic drawings of animals were usually
proportion.

6. CAVE OF LASCAUX
5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1
Paleolithic Paintings
Southwestern France

7. The dominant features in the painting were large animals
native in the region. It was discovered on 12th of September
1940, and was given a statutory historic monument protection. It
was discovered by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat. Ravidat returned
to the scene with three friends, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel,
and Simon Coencas, and entered the cave via a long shaft. The
teenagers discovered that the cave walls were covered with
depictions of animals.

8. The Great Hall of the Bulls

9. CAVE OF LASCAUX
5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1
Paleolithic Paintings

10. CAVE OF LASCAUX
5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1
Paleolithic Paintings

11. Some sections have been identified
inside the cave such as:
1. The Great Hall of the Bulls
2. The Lateral Passage
3. The shaft of the dead man
4. The Chamber of Engraving
5. The Painted Gallery
6. The Chamber of Felines

12. The cave complex was opened to the public in 1948.By 1955,
the carbon dioxide, heat, humidity, and other contaminants produced
by 1,200 visitors per day had visibly damaged the paintings and
introduced lichen on the walls.
The cave was closed to the public in 1963 to preserve the art.
After the cave was closed, the paintings were restored to their original
state and were monitored daily. Rooms in the cave include the Hall of
the Bulls, the Passageway, the Shaft, the Nave, the Apse, and the
Chamber of Felines.

13. Pre-Historic Era Art

14. Pre-Historic Era Art

15. QUIZ #1
1. An era include all human existence before the
emergence of writing.
2. Who discovered the cave of Lascaux in 1940?
3. In what place Cave of Lascaux located?
4-6. For them art is the only one clue-along with
fossils, pollens and other archeological discoveries
that lead to an understanding of early human life
and culture.
7-10. Paintings that named inside the Cave of Lascaux.

16. ANSWER
1. PRE-HISTORIC
2. MARCEL RAVIDAT
3. FRANCE
4. HISTORIAN
5. ARCHEOLOGISTS
6. ANTHROPOLOGIST
7. THE HALL OF THE BULLS
8. THE LATERAL PASSAGE OR THE PASSAGEWAY
9. THE SHAFT OF THE DEAD MAN
10. THE PAINTED GALLERY
THE CHAMBER OF FELINES
THE CHAMBER OF ENGRAVINGS
THE APSE, THE NAVE