Paleolithic Art-

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  • Period: 40,000 BCE to 35,000 BCE

    Female Figure of Hohlefels

    The female Figure of Hohlefels is a 2.4 inch tall Figurine carved out of mammoth ivory. It is found in cave near Schelklinge, Southern Germany. The theme we find here is fertility given the shape of her body.
  • Female Figurine of Hohlefels
    35,000 BCE

    Female Figurine of Hohlefels

    Harris, Beth. Zucker, Steven. "Paleolithic art, an introduction."Smarthistory.org, 8 June 2018,https://smarthistory.org/paleolithic-art-an-introduction/?sidebar=europe-before-1000-b-c-e
  • Venus of Willendorf
    24,000 BCE

    Venus of Willendorf

    Zygmont, Bryan. "Venus Of Willendorf." Smarthistory.org, 21 November 2015, https://smarthistory.org/venus-of-willendorf/
  • Period: 24,000 BCE to

    Venus of Willendorf

    Venus Willendorf, c. 24,000-22,000 B.C.E., limestone, is a 11.1 cm high Figurine, located in Naturhistorisches, Vienna. This artwork represents fertility due to the figures large breasts and stomach. Venus was carved from oolithic limestone which was common during the paleolithic era.
  • Left wall of the Hall of Bulls, Lascaux II
    16,000 BCE

    Left wall of the Hall of Bulls, Lascaux II

    11 feet, 6 inches long
    Looney, Mary Beth. "Hall Of Bulls, Lascaux," Smarthistory.org, 19 November. 2015, https://smarthistory.org/hall-of-bulls-lascaux/
  • Period: 16,000 BCE to

    Left wall of the Hall of Bulls, Lascaux II

    The left wall of the Hall of Bulls, Lascaux II, located in Montignac, Dordogne, France, depicts animals such as bulls and deer, highlighting the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of that time period. The theme we see here are animals.