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Hall Of Running Bulls Analysis

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In the textbook, Art across Time Volume 1, one art piece that stood out to me was the cave painting in Dordogne, France called “Hall of Running Bulls”. This painting is important because it is one of the most famous cave paintings of its time period and because it depicts important things people of that era valued. Some of the things that stood out to me was the fact that there were multiple paintings within one another and this type of artwork is traced throughout the Paleolithic era. The “Hall of Running Bulls” was made between 15,000 to 13,000 B.C. during the Paleolithic era. The Paleolithic era is also known as the Old Stone Age and most of the artwork has been found in France and in Spain. The people of this time had little communication and were hunters and gatherers. During this time, hunting was very important because it was a necessity of survival. Also, people of this time had a very special respect for …show more content…

The artwork is found deep within the caves. One reason the artwork might have been underneath the ground is because they may have been sacred and to show some type of respect for the supernatural things.
In ” Hall of Running Bulls”, one things that can be traced throughout cave painting of this time are animals and hunting scenes. In this painting we see a number of bulls some standing out more than others. In this art piece, the animals are displayed to their realistic size. Also, the art piece describes the natural environment in which the bulls lived in and the artist creates the image to show the movement of the bulls which makes it seem as if they are running. The artist used three main pigments to show the realistic colors of the animals. In addition, the artist used a

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