Friday, April 11, 2014

Horses

There are 364 depictions of horses at Lascaux (Aujoulat, 257-9)
In contrast, there are 40 portrayals of horses at Chauvet (Clottes, 183)


Chinese horse, Axial Gallery, Lascaux
Image source: http://www.american-buddha.com/lascauxnor.200.gif
(accessed April 12, 2014)


Panel of the Horses (detail), Chauvet
Image source: http://s3.amazonaws.com/presspublisher-do/upload/2697/horses2.jpg
(accessed April 14, 2014)

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