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Lecture 1 | Framing Prehistoric Art

nichsara
September 06, 2013

Lecture 1 | Framing Prehistoric Art

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September 06, 2013
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  3. Photographic simulation of what a six-months-pregnant 26-year-old Caucasian female of

    average weight sees when looking down while standing. Woman from Willendorf (Austria). c. 28,000-25,000 BCE.. Limestone, height approx. 4z. Cast of Figurine, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. -'G*$
  4. María, daughter of Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, who participated in

    discovery of paintings at Altamira in November 1879.
  5. Film still. Fantastic Mr. Fox. 2009. Directed by Wes Anderson.

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  6. George Stubbs. Whistlejacket. c.1762. Oil on canvas, 9`7z x 8`1z.

    National Gallery, London. Wall painting with horses, rhinoceroses, and aurochs. Chauvet Cave. c. 32,000-30,000 BCE.
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  11. 1 Pottery Manufacture in Jomon Japan neolithic style zone with

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