rock paintings
Ancient stone murals
Rock paintings are images created on natural stone surfaces, typically cave walls or cliff faces.
The term usually refers to prehistoric art made by ancient peoples using mineral pigments, depicting animals, human figures, and abstract symbols.
Famous examples include the caves at Lascaux and Altamira.
The rock paintings were estimated to be thirty thousand years old.
- LascauxPaleolithic painted cavern
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- red ochreIron oxide pigment
- AltamiraSpanish cave with paintings
- pigmentColor-imparting material
charcoal · cave walls · carbon dating · shamanism · sacred sites · petroglyph · visual communication · prehistory · cave art · hand stencils · Tassili n'Ajjer · Botswana · cultural heritage · Paleolithic art · ceremonies · mythology · tribal identity · oral tradition
- tribal artifactstribal artifacts, ceremonial regalia, tribal jewelry, tribal patterns, woven baskets
- Hoggar Mountainsvolcanic peaks, lava fields
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
- Asian Paintingink wash, sumi-e, handscrolls, scroll paintings, Chinese landscape
- CantabriaSantander, Cantabrian Sea, Altamira, Laredo
- KhoisanBushmen, click consonants, Hottentot
rock paintingscanvas art
Artwork on stretched fabric
oil on canvas · oil paintings · digital art · watercolors · frescoes
rock paintingscontemporary art
Creative works from today
modern art · studio art · video art · installation art · graphic design
rock paintingssand paintings
Art using colored granules
ice sculptures · performance art · street art · body paint · skywriting