Arts and prehistory.
National Museum of Natural History/Museum of Mankind| N° d'inventaire | 26082 |
| Format | 19 x 25 |
| Détails | 304 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782382790168 |
Although their symbolism largely eludes us, the arts of prehistory exert a universal magnetism. From the engraved and sculpted objects of portable art to monumental cave paintings, these works arouse as much aesthetic emotion as scientific questioning.
Using the latest research, this book provides a global panorama of prehistoric arts and their representations, sometimes naturalistic, sometimes schematic, where humans, animals and hybrids, prey and predators, life and death, everyday scenes and dream worlds rub shoulders.
Their power is such that the greatest representatives of modern and contemporary art claim the heritage of forms and gestures that have transcended the millennia.
Arts and sciences meet here to celebrate a fragile and endangered heritage, despite its fascinating persistence.
Although their symbolism largely eludes us, the arts of prehistory exert a universal magnetism. From the engraved and sculpted objects of portable art to monumental cave paintings, these works arouse as much aesthetic emotion as scientific questioning.
Using the latest research, this book provides a global panorama of prehistoric arts and their representations, sometimes naturalistic, sometimes schematic, where humans, animals and hybrids, prey and predators, life and death, everyday scenes and dream worlds rub shoulders.
Their power is such that the greatest representatives of modern and contemporary art claim the heritage of forms and gestures that have transcended the millennia.
Arts and sciences meet here to celebrate a fragile and endangered heritage, despite its fascinating persistence.