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Venus of willendorf overview
-one of the oldest and most famous Paleolithic female images is this tiny limestone figurine of a woman
Venus of willendorf: shape/form
-cluster of almost ball like shapes is unusual, the result in part of the sculptors response to the natural shape of the stone selected for carving
-emphasis/over exaggeration of female anatomy
-no facial features, just mass of curly hair/possible woven hat
Function of Venus of willendorf
Anatomical exaggeration has suggested that it serves as a fertility image, but other Paleolithic figurines depict women with far more slender proportions
-so still a mystery, but the preponderance of female over male figures suggests a preoccupation with women, who's child-bearing secured human species
-ultimately, seems to represent not a specific woman but the general female form
Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison overview
-painting in the well of the cave at Lascaux, France ca. 16,000-14,000 BCE
-depicts a hunting scene, which constitutes the earliest example of narrative art/appearance of man in art ever discovered
Implications/meanings of rhinoceros, wounded Man and disembowled bison
Modern viewers can be sure of nothing, but if painters placed these figures beside each other to tell a story, this is evidence for the creation of a complex narrative composition w humans and animals at a much earlier date than anyone imagined a few generations ago
Palette of King Narmer Time period and date
C. 3000-2930 BCE)
Palette of King Narmer: what is it?
A beautifully carved palette, more than 2 ft in height, made of smooth siltstone, decorated on both faces with detailed low relief
What does the Palette of King Narmer depict?
The scenes show a king, represented twice in human form, once on each face and followed by his sandal-bearer
-King is wearing the crown of Upper Egypt on one face and the crown of Lower Egypt on the other, leading to possible conclusion that this is a narrative of unification of Egypt
-the lowest register on both sides show images of dead foes, while uppermost display hybrid human-bull heads and name of the king
What was the Palette of King Narmer used for?
Object itself is a monumental version of a daily use item found in predynastic p
-one of the oldest and most famous Paleolithic female images is this tiny limestone figurine of a woman
Venus of willendorf: shape/form
-cluster of almost ball like shapes is unusual, the result in part of the sculptors response to the natural shape of the stone selected for carving
-emphasis/over exaggeration of female anatomy
-no facial features, just mass of curly hair/possible woven hat
Function of Venus of willendorf
Anatomical exaggeration has suggested that it serves as a fertility image, but other Paleolithic figurines depict women with far more slender proportions
-so still a mystery, but the preponderance of female over male figures suggests a preoccupation with women, who's child-bearing secured human species
-ultimately, seems to represent not a specific woman but the general female form
Rhinoceros, wounded man, and disemboweled bison overview
-painting in the well of the cave at Lascaux, France ca. 16,000-14,000 BCE
-depicts a hunting scene, which constitutes the earliest example of narrative art/appearance of man in art ever discovered
Implications/meanings of rhinoceros, wounded Man and disembowled bison
Modern viewers can be sure of nothing, but if painters placed these figures beside each other to tell a story, this is evidence for the creation of a complex narrative composition w humans and animals at a much earlier date than anyone imagined a few generations ago
Palette of King Narmer Time period and date
C. 3000-2930 BCE)
Palette of King Narmer: what is it?
A beautifully carved palette, more than 2 ft in height, made of smooth siltstone, decorated on both faces with detailed low relief
What does the Palette of King Narmer depict?
The scenes show a king, represented twice in human form, once on each face and followed by his sandal-bearer
-King is wearing the crown of Upper Egypt on one face and the crown of Lower Egypt on the other, leading to possible conclusion that this is a narrative of unification of Egypt
-the lowest register on both sides show images of dead foes, while uppermost display hybrid human-bull heads and name of the king
What was the Palette of King Narmer used for?
Object itself is a monumental version of a daily use item found in predynastic p
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