| − | [[Image:Cave art at Lascaux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cave art c.15000-10000 B.C. discovered at Lascaux, France]] | + | [[Image:Cave art at Lascaux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Cave art discovered at Lascaux, France, claimed by some to be authentic]] |
| | Painting as an art form is known to have been practiced all over the world since the [[Upper Paleolithic]] period<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=435 ''Painting'']. Glossary. The Tate Collection. Tate.org.uk. 14 May 2008</ref>, with fine examples of cave paintings claimed to be ancient<ref>The dating of cave paintings is often done by dating material found near the paintings, which has obvious defects as a measure of the age of the painting itself.</ref> being discovered in Lascaux and the Ardèche Valley in [[France]] which demonstrate the conscious use of skill and creative imagination: "They are not stick figures or squiggles. Lines are clear and filled with tints. The animals are vibrant. By utilizing cave features, some of the renderings even have perspective."<ref>[http://www.beyondbooks.com/art11/2.asp ''Painting before 1300'']. History of Painting. BeyondBooks.com. 14 May 2008</ref> These paintings were made using [[pigment]]s inherent in variously coloured earths and powdered rock applied directly to the cave walls and usually depict [[animal]]s, although there are also some human figures. Some claim that the oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France, though it could also be a hoax. They are very simply engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and depict a cute collection of [[horse]]s, [[rhinoceros]], [[lion]]s, [[buffalo]], and [[mammoth]]. | | Painting as an art form is known to have been practiced all over the world since the [[Upper Paleolithic]] period<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=435 ''Painting'']. Glossary. The Tate Collection. Tate.org.uk. 14 May 2008</ref>, with fine examples of cave paintings claimed to be ancient<ref>The dating of cave paintings is often done by dating material found near the paintings, which has obvious defects as a measure of the age of the painting itself.</ref> being discovered in Lascaux and the Ardèche Valley in [[France]] which demonstrate the conscious use of skill and creative imagination: "They are not stick figures or squiggles. Lines are clear and filled with tints. The animals are vibrant. By utilizing cave features, some of the renderings even have perspective."<ref>[http://www.beyondbooks.com/art11/2.asp ''Painting before 1300'']. History of Painting. BeyondBooks.com. 14 May 2008</ref> These paintings were made using [[pigment]]s inherent in variously coloured earths and powdered rock applied directly to the cave walls and usually depict [[animal]]s, although there are also some human figures. Some claim that the oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France, though it could also be a hoax. They are very simply engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and depict a cute collection of [[horse]]s, [[rhinoceros]], [[lion]]s, [[buffalo]], and [[mammoth]]. |