The Cave Paintings of Trois
Freres
Helpless romantics dream of
traveling to France for a number of reasons. The country is quite well-known
for its romantic places and atmosphere. But did you know that there's more to
see in France aside from the lovely romantic places? Yes, that's true and one
is the cave paintings of Trois Freres.
Not all individuals appreciate
paintings. Oftentimes, it depends on the person's taste and interests. If
you're interested in cave paintings, you can also find some of them in France.
Trois Freres shows fascinating images about the people of prehistoric times.
Visiting the cave is like exploring the world many years ago. You can learn a
lot from the paintings, but only if you appreciate them.
Though people lived primitively
thousands of years ago, they seem to know quite a lot. They knew about the
different patterns and seasons of life. The seasonal variations and their food
supplies are the determining factors between living or dying. The cave
paintings in France show this great knowledge about the ancestors of the French
people.
Translated in English, Trois
Freres means Three Brothers. The paintings on the cave show indistinct images
of animals and certain figures which experts believe to be a shaman. Trois
Freres attracted international attention because of the depictions in the cave.
The paintings are found in the far corners of the cave and so you have to go
deeper to be able to get a good glimpse of such a work of art.
The paintings have a graphical
nature and was skillfully drawn. You can easily make out the figures to be
beasts and cattle surrounding a high figure that reaches the cave roof. This
central figure is about 70 cm or 2 1/2 ft tall and appears to be half human and
half animal. The figure has deer antlers and wears a mask with an eye of an
owl. Below the mask is a beard and the hands are hidden within bear paws or
lion paws. The back of the figure can be compared to that of a certain animal
and somehow it appears that the figure is wearing an animal skin of some
sort. The figure has an erect penis
covered by a fox tail.
Experts called the figure
'Animal Master' and if you want to see the picture of the cave painting, you
can go to France or you can search the net and simply type the words 'Trois
Freres'. Find a link that will show you the painting itself. You can use any of
the popular search engines in order to get a glimpse of the cave painting.
If you try to conduct a research
on the net, you can read many speculations and comments about the cave
painting. The painting is like the sketchpad of the prehistoric people. Animals
or beasts were drawn on top of one another. Experts believed that the paintings
are more than 14,000 years old or even longer.
Today, painters and other
artists treat art as a process. It is the expression, recording, and reflection
of the divine or inner nature of the artist. But did the primitive artists view
art in the same way? Perhaps there's more to their drawings that what modern
experts and artists can understand.
You can find other cave
paintings in Asia and in Europe. To better understand the paintings, just allow
your imagination to take over.
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