Art History Guide

40,000 years ago the cave painters began to explore their existence through artistic representation. The artists were adept at their craft. From the images they left on the walls and ceilings in caves all around the world, we can learn much of our early ancestors. The caves in South-Western France contain some of the most outstanding examples of primitive art ever discovered. In fact that area in France contains a wealth of these caves that have astounded Art historians. Relatively recent discoveries have yielded a wealth of anthropological and cultural information about our mural painting relatives. Over the next few days we will explore this area in France where the caves have so wonderfully revealed the nature of early human artistic endeavor.