What are the two outstanding cave murals in Paleolithic Age?

1. frescoes of Milla Cave in Alta, Spain

Alta Milla Cave is located near Santillana Delmar in Cantabria, Spain. These caves were inhabited 11, ~ 17, years ago and continued until the Paleolithic period in Europe.

In 1879, the Spanish archaeologist Santora came to altamira Cave again with his little daughter to look for ancient relics. He focused on digging underground, and little Maria, who had nothing to do, looked around and suddenly exclaimed, "Dad, look, there are cows here! Cow! " When the father looked up and followed his daughter's finger to see the bison on the wall, what appeared in front of him was simply magical: the ceiling and the wall were painted with red, black, yellow and crimson bison, wild horses, wild deer and other animals. One of the most important is the 15-meter-long picture of animals painted on the top of the cave, which has more than 2 heads and the length of animals ranges from one meter to more than two meters. Bison have various postures such as lying, standing, curling and struggling, which are very real and vivid.

The most prominent one is The Wounded Bison, which is 2 meters long. It depicts the cowering of bison after injury, and accurately and powerfully shows the structure and dynamics of animals.

2. frescoes of Lascaux Cave in France

Lascaux Cave is located near the town of Munnik in Dordogne, France, and it is a cave in the Vedel Valley. In 194, four children in rural Dordogne were chasing wild animals with dogs. Suddenly, the hare disappeared, and so did the chasing dog. Only then did the children find that the rabbit and the dog ran into a cave, and they also entered the cave with flashlights and ropes. As a result, they found a huge gallery of primitive people, which is the mural of Lasko Cave, which is as famous as Alta Milla Cave, and is known as the "prehistoric Louvre Palace".

The cliff paintings of Lascaux Cave give people the impression that the lines are rough, magnificent and dynamic, which is just in contrast to the static state of altamira Cave. The picture has begun to show the sense of composition, for example, six big cows in the front hole form a circle and run in one direction.

On a prominent rock, a famous ancient human scene is painted: a bison is rushing to a birdman, and a bird is standing on a branch near the birdman. The bison has been pierced by a spear, and a lot of intestines are flowing out from its abdomen, but it is still struggling desperately and rushing to the man. It is worth noting that the figures in the picture are patterned, with bird heads or crowns, holding a tool with a hooked top in the right hand, which may be a spear or javelin, with four fingers growing on each hand, and fragments of the spear still remain under the feet, which seem to be injured when combined with bison. Some people think that the bird man is a hunter disguised as an animal, and some people think that a wizard is practicing witchcraft to pray for a bumper harvest.

among the horses in the frescoes of Lascau Cave, the so-called "China Horse" is the most impressive one, which is named after the Mongolian horse breed in China. The horse in the painting is pregnant, which is related to the concept of praying for proliferation; The shape of the horse is well-defined, with smooth lines and proper proportions; When making, it skillfully uses the change of rock height to combine with carving and painting. Although it is painted flat in monochrome, it has achieved three-dimensional effect and a certain sense of volume. In terms of color treatment, it is also unique. A large area of horses are dressed in bright yellow and their manes are painted in black, which forms a bright contrast.

The above-mentioned cave paintings in Spain and France fully show the rich artistic imagination and great creative spirit of human beings in the "baby" period.