3 pcs Venus of Willendorf, umbra / shops black / bronziert

11 cm hoch (mit Postament cca.14cm)

Vienna khm

Time:

Upper Paleolithic Period, 40,000-10,000 B.C.E.

Paleolithic Key Points:

Main art forms were cave painting and small sculpture.

Primary themes in art were animals/hunting and fertility.

Art was either stationary (cave paintings) or portable (Venus figurines).

Hunter-gatherer lifestyle

Prehistory means we have no written records from this period.

Although the art represents a big jump in human development, we can only guess why they created art.

Paleolithic Artistic Conventions:

“Venus” Figurines:

Figurative, mostly representing females and sometimes animals

Small, usually can fit in one hand

Exaggerated breasts, belly, and hips could represent fertility

Minimized face, feet, and hands

Cave Paintings:

Paint made from natural materials (ochre, blood, minerals, charcoal, etc)

Mostly represented animals with few humans

Realistic style for animals, shops stick figure humans

Evidence they were created over a long period of time

Important Artworks:

Venus of Willendorf