2006-10-23 14:41:15 · 12 answers · asked by Mr. Knowledgeable VI 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
The oldest pictures in the world can be found in present day Spain and France. Created with pigments gleaned from the earth, these representations of animals like bison and horses, were created on cave walls, not so much as decoration, but rather because the "artists" were driven by thoughts of magic and hunting. The outlines of the images would have first been drawn as an outline with pieces of charred wood or flint. Then, by blending dry pigments from the land with plant juices, animal blood or fat, prehistoric man would color in his drawings to create paintings.
As time went on, people used painting both as a form of decoration and as a way to pay tribute to unforeseen forces.
2006-10-23 14:43:25 · answer #1 · answered by Amanda 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Australian Aboriginals have rock and cave art that is over 20 thousand years old so I would vote for that as the oldest painting.
2006-10-24 11:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by dragonrider707 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are paintings of bison and ibex on the walls of caves in France, believed to have been made 30,000 years ago.
2006-10-23 14:43:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably, hieroglyphics seen in Egyptian pyramids.
On canvas most likely the Mona Lisa.
2006-10-23 14:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by peachykeenspeechy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
cave paintings
2006-10-23 14:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Chauvet Cave has anceint paintings thats it there is a book on it.
2006-10-23 14:43:22 · answer #6 · answered by mathewhp22 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the paintings from Lascaux
2006-10-23 14:57:07 · answer #7 · answered by kuno m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cave pantings in France ?
2006-10-23 14:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cave and rock paintings.
2006-10-23 17:43:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure witch one exact but i know it is in a cave
2006-10-23 14:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by chaos hellbound 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋