The Cave Painters
Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists
Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists
By Gregory Curtis
By Gregory Curtis
By Gregory Curtis
By Gregory Curtis
Category: Art | Ancient World History
Category: Art | Ancient World History
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Paperback $16.95
Oct 09, 2007 | ISBN 9781400078875
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Praise
"Fascinating. . . . We will be arguing about these glorious creations for many years to come." —The Washington Post Book World"The beauty of the cave art moves Curtis deeply, and his writing preserves that passionate response." —Seattle Times“Curtis is a good storyteller, and he has good stories to tell about eccentrics of all sorts.” —The Christian Science Monitor“A fascinating survey of the rival theories. . . . [Readers will be] swept up in the beauty of the cave paintings and the persuasive pull of his prose.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
Table Of Contents
Introduction
The Naked Cave Man
Chapter 1
The Seductive Axe; The Well-Clothed Arrivals
Chapter 2
A Skeptic Admits His Error; The Passion of Miss Mary E. Boyle
Chapter 3
Noble Robot, an Inquiring Dog; The Abbé’s Sermons on the Mount
Chapter 4
The Great Black Cow; How to Paint a Horse
Chapter 5
A Stormy Drama Among Bison; The Golden Section
Chapter 6
A Lively but Unreliable Creation; Quaint, Symbolic Arrows
Chapter 7
The Trident-Shaped Cave; Pairing, Not Coupling
Chapter 8
Three Brothers in a Boat; The Sorcerer
Chapter 9
A Passage Underwater; The Skull on a Rock
Chapter 10
Strange, Stylized Women; The World Below the World
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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