Take a virtual stroll through the painting! Click on the picture!
Lascaux Cave
During Mrs. May's meeting time this week, students had the opportunity to take this tour through the Lascaux cave in the southernmost area of France. Click the button below to see the tour! Background information; Lascaux is a cave that is thought to have been made between the years 14,000-17,000 BCE (Before Common Era-before our current years were used). The cave was discovered in 1940, by a young man. During a walk with his dog, his dog ran off. The boy found him by the entrance of the cave. He got his dog, and then found his friends, who came back to the opening of the cave to explore with him. The boys assumed that the tunnel ran underground and connected to a house that was located near by, but when they entered, they realized that it was not what they thought it was! They left the cave and found an adult, who then contacted the proper group to take over the discovery. There are paintings throughout the cave, that were painted by people in that time period. Most of the paintings are animals, but there are some references to roman numerals, and there is one human figure that is also present. These paintings were created using pigments that were found in the area - likely from the vegetation that was available at the time (they couldn't go to the store and pick out the colors they wanted - they had to use whatever was available outside). Prior to our written word, pictures were used quite frequently to tell stories and to give us insight into what life looked like.
(description from the website) Exhibition: The Advent of the Artist’. For its fifth season, the Louvre’s Petite Galerie—a space dedicated to art and cultural education— is holding an exhibition titled ‘The Advent of the Artist’. Discover artworks from Delacroix, Rembrandt or Tintoretto.
The British Museum
(Ms. Babcock and & Mrs. May are BIG fans of animals! Take some time this week to visit some of the live animal cams at the Tennessee aquarium!
Aquariums aren't technically art museums, BUT they are GREAT resources for learning how to draw animals! Can you draw any of the animals that you observe this week??
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